{"id":"CVE-2026-72265","title":"fbdev: nvidia: fix potential memory leak in nvidiafb_probe()","summary":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nfbdev: nvidia: fix potential memory leak in nvidiafb_probe()\n\nIn nvidiafb_probe(), the memory allocated for modelist in\nnvidia_set_fbinfo() is not freed in the subseque…","severity":"none","vendor":"Linux","product":"Linux","affected":["Linux >= 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 < 7e747f7b17ccce750502fd4d0b4e866fe4f066a6","Linux >= 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 < 2515cd60f6b5ad680ed164aa6bd19b05270af34c","Linux >= 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 < 508704de34fb8c0dcbbf13397212363bbf0974de","Linux >= 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 < 6ca48f23ce61a26349d7d084fb63b70499137c8e","Linux >= 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 < e8172773e5251f4df2eed74caab6ca3195fed1ea","Linux >= 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 < 009a8514745b16c468acc25aa00539abbf38e1b5","Linux >= 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 < ed3b3eb212441fb5f287dfd24ebafe11d634f009","Linux >= 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 < 85f5e38c162bdf9dbbe197275d416402712f3707","Linux 2.6.12"],"ssvc":{"exploitation":"none","automatable":"no","technicalImpact":"partial","timestamp":"2026-11-06T16:53:44.232852Z"},"published":"2026-08-15","updated":"2026-11-06","sourceUpdated":"2026-11-06T16:55:24.405Z","source":"CVEORG","sourceUrl":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-72265","references":[{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7e747f7b17ccce750502fd4d0b4e866fe4f066a6"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2515cd60f6b5ad680ed164aa6bd19b05270af34c"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/508704de34fb8c0dcbbf13397212363bbf0974de"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6ca48f23ce61a26349d7d084fb63b70499137c8e"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e8172773e5251f4df2eed74caab6ca3195fed1ea"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/009a8514745b16c468acc25aa00539abbf38e1b5"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ed3b3eb212441fb5f287dfd24ebafe11d634f009"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/85f5e38c162bdf9dbbe197275d416402712f3707"}],"tags":["cve.org"],"epss":0.0022,"epssPercentile":0.1255,"ingestedAt":"2026-11-06T18:00:12.589Z","slug":"CVE-2026-72265","body":"## Overview\n\nIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nfbdev: nvidia: fix potential memory leak in nvidiafb_probe()\n\nIn nvidiafb_probe(), the memory allocated for modelist in\nnvidia_set_fbinfo() is not freed in the subsequent error paths.\nFix that by calling fb_destroy_modelist().\n\n## Affected\n\n- `Linux >= 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 < 7e747f7b17ccce750502fd4d0b4e866fe4f066a6`\n- `Linux >= 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 < 2515cd60f6b5ad680ed164aa6bd19b05270af34c`\n- `Linux >= 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 < 508704de34fb8c0dcbbf13397212363bbf0974de`\n- `Linux >= 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 < 6ca48f23ce61a26349d7d084fb63b70499137c8e`\n- `Linux >= 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 < e8172773e5251f4df2eed74caab6ca3195fed1ea`\n- `Linux >= 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 < 009a8514745b16c468acc25aa00539abbf38e1b5`\n- `Linux >= 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 < ed3b3eb212441fb5f287dfd24ebafe11d634f009`\n- `Linux >= 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 < 85f5e38c162bdf9dbbe197275d416402712f3707`\n- `Linux 2.6.12`\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":3,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":2.8,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}