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CVE-2026-72269
fbdev: uvesafb: fix potential memory leak in uvesafb_probe()
Overview
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fbdev: uvesafb: fix potential memory leak in uvesafb_probe() Due to an incorrect goto label, memory allocated for modedb and modelist in uvesafb_vbe_init() is not freed in some error paths. Fix this by updating the goto label.
Details
INFO
Published Date :
Aug. 15, 2026, 6:21 a.m.
Last Modified :
Aug. 17, 2026, 6:18 a.m.
Remotely Exploit :
No
Source :
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Solution
Address memory leak in uvesafb by correcting goto label for error paths.
- Update the goto label in uvesafb_vbe_init().
- Apply the kernel patch to fix memory leak.
- Ensure all error paths correctly free allocated memory.
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CVE Modified by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Aug. 17, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Affected [{'repo': 'https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git', 'vendor': 'Linux', 'product': 'Linux', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': '8bdb3a2d7df48b861972c4bfb58490853a228f51', 'lessThan': 'f413512c79c2d0012c6ed486e4025e1489e6d443', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': '8bdb3a2d7df48b861972c4bfb58490853a228f51', 'lessThan': '61d46d6f5dc163aa5f3548633b5f392b021620ff', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': '8bdb3a2d7df48b861972c4bfb58490853a228f51', 'lessThan': '81985921e14f5b471fc0ffe990826d0bda52c0cf', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': '8bdb3a2d7df48b861972c4bfb58490853a228f51', 'lessThan': 'c53fdf7ee65af1b9b4566cc437d3754ce7b47118', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': '8bdb3a2d7df48b861972c4bfb58490853a228f51', 'lessThan': 'c606c28085a3106c91c6d37bbbbf97b451d572ce', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': '8bdb3a2d7df48b861972c4bfb58490853a228f51', 'lessThan': '12fe6a56506ed3bf0aaf6130a29102ce1fce62da', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': '8bdb3a2d7df48b861972c4bfb58490853a228f51', 'lessThan': 'aa387a3e51808f580b51593e3c2f3d4703d91c1a', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': '8bdb3a2d7df48b861972c4bfb58490853a228f51', 'lessThan': '033e56fed09047ee63072e9f58789f40c1c7079d', 'versionType': 'git'}], 'programFiles': ['drivers/video/fbdev/uvesafb.c'], 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}, {'repo': 'https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git', 'vendor': 'Linux', 'product': 'Linux', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': '2.6.24'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '0', 'lessThan': '2.6.24', 'versionType': 'semver'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '5.10.261', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '5.10.*'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '5.15.212', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '5.15.*'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '6.1.178', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '6.1.*'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '6.6.145', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '6.6.*'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '6.12.97', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '6.12.*'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '6.18.40', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '6.18.*'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '7.1.5', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '7.1.*'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '7.2-rc1', 'versionType': 'original_commit_for_fix', 'lessThanOrEqual': '*'}], 'programFiles': ['drivers/video/fbdev/uvesafb.c'], 'defaultStatus': 'affected'}] [{'repo': 'https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git', 'vendor': 'Linux', 'product': 'Linux', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': '8bdb3a2d7df48b861972c4bfb58490853a228f51', 'lessThan': 'f413512c79c2d0012c6ed486e4025e1489e6d443', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': '8bdb3a2d7df48b861972c4bfb58490853a228f51', 'lessThan': '61d46d6f5dc163aa5f3548633b5f392b021620ff', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': '8bdb3a2d7df48b861972c4bfb58490853a228f51', 'lessThan': '81985921e14f5b471fc0ffe990826d0bda52c0cf', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': '8bdb3a2d7df48b861972c4bfb58490853a228f51', 'lessThan': 'c53fdf7ee65af1b9b4566cc437d3754ce7b47118', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': '8bdb3a2d7df48b861972c4bfb58490853a228f51', 'lessThan': 'c606c28085a3106c91c6d37bbbbf97b451d572ce', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': '8bdb3a2d7df48b861972c4bfb58490853a228f51', 'lessThan': '12fe6a56506ed3bf0aaf6130a29102ce1fce62da', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': '8bdb3a2d7df48b861972c4bfb58490853a228f51', 'lessThan': 'aa387a3e51808f580b51593e3c2f3d4703d91c1a', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': '8bdb3a2d7df48b861972c4bfb58490853a228f51', 'lessThan': '033e56fed09047ee63072e9f58789f40c1c7079d', 'versionType': 'git'}], 'programFiles': ['drivers/video/fbdev/uvesafb.c'], 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}, {'repo': 'https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git', 'vendor': 'Linux', 'product': 'Linux', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': '2.6.24'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '0', 'lessThan': '2.6.24', 'versionType': 'semver'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '5.10.261', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '5.10.*'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '5.15.212', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '5.15.*'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '6.1.178', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '6.1.*'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '6.6.145', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '6.6.*'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '6.12.97', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '6.12.*'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '6.18.40', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '6.18.*'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '7.1.5', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '7.1.*'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '7.2', 'versionType': 'original_commit_for_fix', 'lessThanOrEqual': '*'}], 'programFiles': ['drivers/video/fbdev/uvesafb.c'], 'defaultStatus': 'affected'}] -
New CVE Received by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Aug. 15, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Affected [{'repo': 'https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git', 'vendor': 'Linux', 'product': 'Linux', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': '8bdb3a2d7df48b861972c4bfb58490853a228f51', 'lessThan': 'f413512c79c2d0012c6ed486e4025e1489e6d443', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': '8bdb3a2d7df48b861972c4bfb58490853a228f51', 'lessThan': '61d46d6f5dc163aa5f3548633b5f392b021620ff', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': '8bdb3a2d7df48b861972c4bfb58490853a228f51', 'lessThan': '81985921e14f5b471fc0ffe990826d0bda52c0cf', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': '8bdb3a2d7df48b861972c4bfb58490853a228f51', 'lessThan': 'c53fdf7ee65af1b9b4566cc437d3754ce7b47118', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': '8bdb3a2d7df48b861972c4bfb58490853a228f51', 'lessThan': 'c606c28085a3106c91c6d37bbbbf97b451d572ce', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': '8bdb3a2d7df48b861972c4bfb58490853a228f51', 'lessThan': '12fe6a56506ed3bf0aaf6130a29102ce1fce62da', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': '8bdb3a2d7df48b861972c4bfb58490853a228f51', 'lessThan': 'aa387a3e51808f580b51593e3c2f3d4703d91c1a', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': '8bdb3a2d7df48b861972c4bfb58490853a228f51', 'lessThan': '033e56fed09047ee63072e9f58789f40c1c7079d', 'versionType': 'git'}], 'programFiles': ['drivers/video/fbdev/uvesafb.c'], 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}, {'repo': 'https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git', 'vendor': 'Linux', 'product': 'Linux', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': '2.6.24'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '0', 'lessThan': '2.6.24', 'versionType': 'semver'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '5.10.261', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '5.10.*'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '5.15.212', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '5.15.*'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '6.1.178', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '6.1.*'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '6.6.145', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '6.6.*'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '6.12.97', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '6.12.*'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '6.18.40', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '6.18.*'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '7.1.5', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '7.1.*'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '7.2-rc1', 'versionType': 'original_commit_for_fix', 'lessThanOrEqual': '*'}], 'programFiles': ['drivers/video/fbdev/uvesafb.c'], 'defaultStatus': 'affected'}] Added Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fbdev: uvesafb: fix potential memory leak in uvesafb_probe() Due to an incorrect goto label, memory allocated for modedb and modelist in uvesafb_vbe_init() is not freed in some error paths. Fix this by updating the goto label. Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/033e56fed09047ee63072e9f58789f40c1c7079d Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/12fe6a56506ed3bf0aaf6130a29102ce1fce62da Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/61d46d6f5dc163aa5f3548633b5f392b021620ff Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/81985921e14f5b471fc0ffe990826d0bda52c0cf Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aa387a3e51808f580b51593e3c2f3d4703d91c1a Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c53fdf7ee65af1b9b4566cc437d3754ce7b47118 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c606c28085a3106c91c6d37bbbbf97b451d572ce Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f413512c79c2d0012c6ed486e4025e1489e6d443
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