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CVE-2026-72271
fbdev: i740fb: fix potential memory leak in i740fb_probe()
Overview
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fbdev: i740fb: fix potential memory leak in i740fb_probe() In i740fb_probe(), the memory allocated in fb_videomode_to_modelist() for modelist is not freed in the error paths. Fix that by calling fb_destroy_modelist().
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
Fix memory leak in the i740fb driver by freeing allocated memory in error paths.
- Apply the kernel patch for the i740fb driver.
- Ensure fb_destroy_modelist() is called in error paths.
- Update the Linux kernel to the latest stable version.
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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': '5350c65f4f15bbc111ffa629130d3f32cdd4ccf6', 'lessThan': 'd3776b1bf9c100873c7365bd31a67ed6caacbd82', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': '5350c65f4f15bbc111ffa629130d3f32cdd4ccf6', 'lessThan': 'ccf073cd4a2f783adc40b04db3805dbddaaf9f31', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': '5350c65f4f15bbc111ffa629130d3f32cdd4ccf6', 'lessThan': 'aebdbe61b3960cd22b8bb6e70e3d94fb3bbb202c', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': '5350c65f4f15bbc111ffa629130d3f32cdd4ccf6', 'lessThan': 'e1ecbaeec5fbf0b0e2d5810ec574f762d148771e', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': '5350c65f4f15bbc111ffa629130d3f32cdd4ccf6', 'lessThan': '3c0cf89b74e7b8ebc21a1542937c8e912d19f22b', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': '5350c65f4f15bbc111ffa629130d3f32cdd4ccf6', 'lessThan': '146b708bc75f1e6cf70df31195632c9946cb70fd', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': '5350c65f4f15bbc111ffa629130d3f32cdd4ccf6', 'lessThan': '2ede8fa708235c81ab18de14077f1a458bec7e22', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': '5350c65f4f15bbc111ffa629130d3f32cdd4ccf6', 'lessThan': '5936063409af230a2c88b8700c47b89a19fd70b5', 'versionType': 'git'}], 'programFiles': ['drivers/video/fbdev/i740fb.c'], 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}, {'repo': 'https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git', 'vendor': 'Linux', 'product': 'Linux', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': '3.4'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '0', 'lessThan': '3.4', '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/i740fb.c'], 'defaultStatus': 'affected'}] [{'repo': 'https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git', 'vendor': 'Linux', 'product': 'Linux', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': '5350c65f4f15bbc111ffa629130d3f32cdd4ccf6', 'lessThan': 'd3776b1bf9c100873c7365bd31a67ed6caacbd82', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': '5350c65f4f15bbc111ffa629130d3f32cdd4ccf6', 'lessThan': 'ccf073cd4a2f783adc40b04db3805dbddaaf9f31', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': '5350c65f4f15bbc111ffa629130d3f32cdd4ccf6', 'lessThan': 'aebdbe61b3960cd22b8bb6e70e3d94fb3bbb202c', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': '5350c65f4f15bbc111ffa629130d3f32cdd4ccf6', 'lessThan': 'e1ecbaeec5fbf0b0e2d5810ec574f762d148771e', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': '5350c65f4f15bbc111ffa629130d3f32cdd4ccf6', 'lessThan': '3c0cf89b74e7b8ebc21a1542937c8e912d19f22b', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': '5350c65f4f15bbc111ffa629130d3f32cdd4ccf6', 'lessThan': '146b708bc75f1e6cf70df31195632c9946cb70fd', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': '5350c65f4f15bbc111ffa629130d3f32cdd4ccf6', 'lessThan': '2ede8fa708235c81ab18de14077f1a458bec7e22', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': '5350c65f4f15bbc111ffa629130d3f32cdd4ccf6', 'lessThan': '5936063409af230a2c88b8700c47b89a19fd70b5', 'versionType': 'git'}], 'programFiles': ['drivers/video/fbdev/i740fb.c'], 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}, {'repo': 'https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git', 'vendor': 'Linux', 'product': 'Linux', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': '3.4'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '0', 'lessThan': '3.4', '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/i740fb.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': '5350c65f4f15bbc111ffa629130d3f32cdd4ccf6', 'lessThan': 'd3776b1bf9c100873c7365bd31a67ed6caacbd82', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': '5350c65f4f15bbc111ffa629130d3f32cdd4ccf6', 'lessThan': 'ccf073cd4a2f783adc40b04db3805dbddaaf9f31', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': '5350c65f4f15bbc111ffa629130d3f32cdd4ccf6', 'lessThan': 'aebdbe61b3960cd22b8bb6e70e3d94fb3bbb202c', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': '5350c65f4f15bbc111ffa629130d3f32cdd4ccf6', 'lessThan': 'e1ecbaeec5fbf0b0e2d5810ec574f762d148771e', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': '5350c65f4f15bbc111ffa629130d3f32cdd4ccf6', 'lessThan': '3c0cf89b74e7b8ebc21a1542937c8e912d19f22b', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': '5350c65f4f15bbc111ffa629130d3f32cdd4ccf6', 'lessThan': '146b708bc75f1e6cf70df31195632c9946cb70fd', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': '5350c65f4f15bbc111ffa629130d3f32cdd4ccf6', 'lessThan': '2ede8fa708235c81ab18de14077f1a458bec7e22', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': '5350c65f4f15bbc111ffa629130d3f32cdd4ccf6', 'lessThan': '5936063409af230a2c88b8700c47b89a19fd70b5', 'versionType': 'git'}], 'programFiles': ['drivers/video/fbdev/i740fb.c'], 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}, {'repo': 'https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git', 'vendor': 'Linux', 'product': 'Linux', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': '3.4'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '0', 'lessThan': '3.4', '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/i740fb.c'], 'defaultStatus': 'affected'}] Added Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fbdev: i740fb: fix potential memory leak in i740fb_probe() In i740fb_probe(), the memory allocated in fb_videomode_to_modelist() for modelist is not freed in the error paths. Fix that by calling fb_destroy_modelist(). Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/146b708bc75f1e6cf70df31195632c9946cb70fd Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2ede8fa708235c81ab18de14077f1a458bec7e22 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3c0cf89b74e7b8ebc21a1542937c8e912d19f22b Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5936063409af230a2c88b8700c47b89a19fd70b5 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aebdbe61b3960cd22b8bb6e70e3d94fb3bbb202c Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ccf073cd4a2f783adc40b04db3805dbddaaf9f31 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d3776b1bf9c100873c7365bd31a67ed6caacbd82 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e1ecbaeec5fbf0b0e2d5810ec574f762d148771e
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