CVE-2026-72273
CVE.org · Published
- Record status
- Published
- Identifier year (not publication year)
- 2026
- Source publication
- Source updated
- Imported by cveboard
- Source snapshot
- cve_2026-10-24_midnight_baseline ·
CNA source text (English)
fbdev: efifb: fix memory leak in efifb_probe()
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fbdev: efifb: fix memory leak in efifb_probe() Since commit 73ce73c30ba9 ("fbdev: Transfer video= option strings to caller; clarify ownership") the string returned from fb_get_options() is expected to be freed by the caller, but the string is not freed in efifb_probe(). Fix that by freeing the option string after setup.
Scoped product and version facts
Fix information unknown; no fixed version is derived here. Missing information does not prove that no fix exists.
Exploitation unknown; this catalogue does not assess exploitation.
Linux
- Vendor
- Linux
- Product
- Linux
- Platforms
- Unknown
- Default status
unaffected
| Version (version) | Status (status) | Version scheme (versionType) | Exclusive end (lessThan) | Inclusive end (lessThanOrEqual) | Status changes (at → status) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 73ce73c30ba9ae4d90fdfad7ebe9104001d5d851 | affected | git | fafb2e08741b20027cee77918816de29a32d6fd6 | Unavailable | None listed |
| 73ce73c30ba9ae4d90fdfad7ebe9104001d5d851 | affected | git | 475383daf5f855f5b2c3a9aa801f69b69a81799e | Unavailable | None listed |
| 73ce73c30ba9ae4d90fdfad7ebe9104001d5d851 | affected | git | febb5b4f67ace78d6b6862cc3c853b64710afb6c | Unavailable | None listed |
| 73ce73c30ba9ae4d90fdfad7ebe9104001d5d851 | affected | git | 5276e3f75ddb51f980a8903f4b39e73cf42415e5 | Unavailable | None listed |
| 73ce73c30ba9ae4d90fdfad7ebe9104001d5d851 | affected | git | 9b6eaf101656958397a6012bf43f6e2e42c9e5cb | Unavailable | None listed |
Linux
- Vendor
- Linux
- Product
- Linux
- Platforms
- Unknown
- Default status
affected
| Version (version) | Status (status) | Version scheme (versionType) | Exclusive end (lessThan) | Inclusive end (lessThanOrEqual) | Status changes (at → status) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.4 | affected | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | None listed |
| 0 | unaffected | semver | 6.4 | Unavailable | None listed |
| 6.6.148 | unaffected | semver | Unavailable | 6.6.* | None listed |
| 6.12.97 | unaffected | semver | Unavailable | 6.12.* | None listed |
| 6.18.40 | unaffected | semver | Unavailable | 6.18.* | None listed |
| 7.1.5 | unaffected | semver | Unavailable | 7.1.* | None listed |
| 7.2 | unaffected | original_commit_for_fix | Unavailable | * | None listed |