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CVE-2026-72274: fbdev: hecubafb: fix potential memory leak in hecubafb_probe()

Noroxi assessment

Priority: Monitor (action score 0/100)

  • The sources we track (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei, GitHub) show no public exploit code or exploitation in the wild.
  • Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.21% (FIRST EPSS).
  • Fixed version: Linux Linux 2952767e399e2796d45644ea50f442988d2bb02d, 3eb2bc1009c2476426ffbaf642d7ac82f4685b4d, 5.15.212.

Low priority for now. Upgrade to Linux Linux 2952767e399e2796d45644ea50f442988d2bb02d, 3eb2bc1009c2476426ffbaf642d7ac82f4685b4d, 5.15.212 or later.

Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it

Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fbdev: hecubafb: fix potential memory leak in hecubafb_probe() The memory allocated for pagerefs in fb_deferred_io_init() is not freed on the error path. Fix it by calling fb_deferred_io_cleanup().

—No exploit Fix available
Published
Aug 15, 2026
Updated
Aug 17, 2026
EPSS
0.2% · 11th percentile
CWE
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Low priority for now.

CVSS
0 / 40 · —
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 0.2%

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Versions reported by the vendor

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  • Linux Linux

    • 5.19affected
    • 186b89659c4c67cccead52961eab0ca3b23951dc and later · before 3eb2bc1009c2476426ffbaf642d7ac82f4685b4daffected · git
    • 56c134f7f1b58be08bdb0ca8372474a4a5165f31 and later · before 7de72f7534d961b117e0b051fa8798975036f5f3affected · git
    • 56c134f7f1b58be08bdb0ca8372474a4a5165f31 and later · before 2952767e399e2796d45644ea50f442988d2bb02daffected · git
    • 56c134f7f1b58be08bdb0ca8372474a4a5165f31 and later · before 612ea3a8e525580aa82f26ab873e285f5caf9d99affected · git
    • 56c134f7f1b58be08bdb0ca8372474a4a5165f31 and later · before d684ce2db92b1093bcca2b42e5160a5fe23eb496affected · git
    • 56c134f7f1b58be08bdb0ca8372474a4a5165f31 and later · before 9a94b85531852eb86283eca36ab041782c6b3518affected · git
    • 56c134f7f1b58be08bdb0ca8372474a4a5165f31 and later · before cbef2a305a8a72969b86f96b7c07b86edde61affaffected · git
    • 5.15.149 and later · before 5.15.212affected · semver
    • before 5.19not affected · semver

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
Debian:12linuxbefore 6.1.180-16.1.180-1
Debian:13linuxbefore 6.12.100-16.12.100-1
Debian:14linuxbefore 7.1.5-17.1.5-1

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Published before and after this one in the same product

  • ← EarlierCVE-2026-72272Aug 15, 2026 · fbdev: radeon: fix potential memory leak in radeonfb_pci_register()
    0Monitor
  • ← EarlierCVE-2026-72273Aug 15, 2026 · fbdev: efifb: fix memory leak in efifb_probe()
    0Monitor
  • Later →CVE-2026-72275Aug 15, 2026 · fbdev: broadsheetfb: fix potential memory leak in broadsheetfb_probe()
    0Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
Linux Linux2952767e399e2796d45644ea50f442988d2bb02dVendor (CNA)
Linux Linux3eb2bc1009c2476426ffbaf642d7ac82f4685b4dVendor (CNA)
Linux Linux5.15.212Vendor (CNA)
Linux Linux612ea3a8e525580aa82f26ab873e285f5caf9d99Vendor (CNA)
Linux Linux7de72f7534d961b117e0b051fa8798975036f5f3Vendor (CNA)
Linux Linux9a94b85531852eb86283eca36ab041782c6b3518Vendor (CNA)
Linux Linuxcbef2a305a8a72969b86f96b7c07b86edde61affVendor (CNA)
Linux Linuxd684ce2db92b1093bcca2b42e5160a5fe23eb496Vendor (CNA)
debian:linux6.1.180-1 · Debian:12Package registry (OSV)

Exploit status

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EPSS, last 120 days

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Variant candidates

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No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

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Bug bounty scope

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References

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