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CVE-2026-72265— fbdev: nvidia: fix potential memory leak in nvidiafb_probe()

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Affected
Linux Linux
Exploitation
No confirmed in-the-wild exploitation; assess based on exposure
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Linux kernel是美国Linux基金会开源的一个操作系统内核。 Linux kernel 2.6.12版本存在安全漏洞，该漏洞源于nvidiafb_probe()函数中nvidia_set_fbinfo()分配的modelist内存在后续错误路径中未释放，可能导致内存泄漏。

AI Predicted 5.5 Difficulty: Trivial EPSS 0.22% · P12

Possible ATT&CK Techniques 1 AI

T1499.001 · OS Exhaustion Flood

Affected Version Matrix 18

VendorProduct Version RangeStatus
Linux Linux 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2< 7e747f7b17ccce750502fd4d0b4e866fe4f066a6 affected
1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2< 2515cd60f6b5ad680ed164aa6bd19b05270af34c affected
1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2< 508704de34fb8c0dcbbf13397212363bbf0974de affected
1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2< 6ca48f23ce61a26349d7d084fb63b70499137c8e affected
1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2< e8172773e5251f4df2eed74caab6ca3195fed1ea affected
1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2< 009a8514745b16c468acc25aa00539abbf38e1b5 affected
1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2< ed3b3eb212441fb5f287dfd24ebafe11d634f009 affected
1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2< 85f5e38c162bdf9dbbe197275d416402712f3707 affected
… +10 more rows
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I. Basic Information for CVE-2026-72265

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Vulnerability Title
fbdev: nvidia: fix potential memory leak in nvidiafb_probe()
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fbdev: nvidia: fix potential memory leak in nvidiafb_probe() In nvidiafb_probe(), the memory allocated for modelist in nvidia_set_fbinfo() is not freed in the subsequent error paths. Fix that by calling fb_destroy_modelist().
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
CVSS Information
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Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Type
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Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Title
Linux kernel 安全漏洞
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Description
Linux kernel是美国Linux基金会开源的一个操作系统内核。 Linux kernel 2.6.12版本存在安全漏洞，该漏洞源于nvidiafb_probe()函数中nvidia_set_fbinfo()分配的modelist内存在后续错误路径中未释放，可能导致内存泄漏。
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
CVSS Information
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Type
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)

Affected Products

Vendor Product Affected Versions CPE Subscribe
Linux Linux 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 ~ 7e747f7b17ccce750502fd4d0b4e866fe4f066a6 -
Linux Linux 2.6.12 -

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Patches & Fixes for CVE-2026-72265 (7)

Same Patch Batch · Linux · 2026-08-15 · 844 CVEs total

CVE-2026-74279 10.0 CRITICAL crypto: cavium/cpt - fix DMA cleanup using wrong loop index
CVE-2026-74280 10.0 CRITICAL crypto: marvell/octeontx - fix DMA cleanup using wrong loop index
CVE-2026-74309 10.0 CRITICAL vdpa/octeon_ep: fix IRQ-to-ring mapping in interrupt handler
CVE-2026-72421 10.0 CRITICAL ipv4: fib: Don't ignore error route in local/main tables.
CVE-2026-74475 10.0 CRITICAL vxlan: use neigh_ha_snapshot() in route_shortcircuit()
CVE-2026-72408 10.0 CRITICAL geneve: gate GRO hint in geneve_gro_complete() on gs->gro_hint
CVE-2026-72407 10.0 CRITICAL geneve: validate inner network offset in geneve_gro_complete()
CVE-2026-72493 9.9 CRITICAL net: serialize netif_running() check in enqueue_to_backlog()
CVE-2026-72185 9.8 CRITICAL ntfs: fix WARN_ON for resident attribute in ntfs_map_runlist_nolock()
CVE-2026-72417 9.8 CRITICAL netfilter: flowtable: Validate iph->ihl in nf_flow_ip4_tunnel_proto()
CVE-2026-74480 9.8 CRITICAL net: bridge: stop fast-leave after deleting a port group
CVE-2026-72069 9.8 CRITICAL locking/rt: Fix the incorrect RCU protection in rt_spin_unlock()
CVE-2026-74267 9.8 CRITICAL net/sched: sch_codel: Do not call qdisc_tree_reduce_backlog during peek before restoring q
CVE-2026-74361 9.8 CRITICAL nvme: fix FDP fdpcidx bounds check
CVE-2026-74268 9.8 CRITICAL tcp: clear sock_ops cb flags before force-closing a child socket
CVE-2026-72065 9.8 CRITICAL net: mana: Validate the packet length reported by the NIC
CVE-2026-72064 9.8 CRITICAL net: mana: Sync page pool RX frags for CPU
CVE-2026-74478 9.8 CRITICAL um: vector: fix use-after-free in vector_mmsg_rx()
CVE-2026-72046 9.8 CRITICAL gve: fix header buffer corruption with header-split and HW-GRO
CVE-2026-72207 9.8 CRITICAL ntfs: not change 0-byte $DATA attribute to non-resident

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