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    "id": "CVE-2026-72266",
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    "idYear": 2026,
    "status": "PUBLISHED",
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      "source": "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/releases/tag/cve_2026-10-24_0100Z"
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      "title": "fbdev: vesafb: fix memory leak in vesafb_probe()",
      "summary": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nfbdev: vesafb: fix memory leak in vesafb_probe()\n\nSince commit 73ce73c30ba9 (\"fbdev: Transfer video= option strings to\ncaller; clarify ownership\") the string returned from fb_get_options()\nis expected to be freed by the caller. But the string is not freed in\nvesafb_probe(). Fix that by freeing the option string after setup.",
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