staging: fbtft: fix potential memory leak in fbtft_framebuffer_alloc()
Priority LOW 24CWE-401Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-401.
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: staging: fbtft: fix potential memory leak in fbtft_framebuffer_alloc() In the error paths after fb_info structure is successfully allocated, the memory allocated in fb_deferred_io_init() for info->pagerefs is not freed. Fix that by adding the cleanup function on the error path.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00181 7th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Linux (Linux): 5.4.297, 5.10.241, 5.15.190 +6
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 4.0 and later | 5.4.297, 5.10.241, 5.15.190, 6.1.148, 6.6.102, 6.12.42, 6.15.10, 6.16.1, 6.17 | Patch available | CNA |
- Linux VendorLinux Affected 4.0 and later Fixed in 5.4.297, 5.10.241, 5.15.190, 6.1.148, 6.6.102, 6.12.42, 6.15.10, 6.16.1, 6.17 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 2
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0 to before 5.4.297; 5.5 to before 5.10.241; 5.11 to before 5.15.190; 5.16 to before 6.1.148; 6.2 to before 6.6.102; 6.7 to before 6.12.42; 6.13 to before 6.15.10; 6.16 to before 6.16.1 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 11.0 | Vulnerable | Debian |
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 to before 5.4.297; 5.5 to before 5.10.241; 5.11 to before 5.15.190; 5.16 to before 6.1.148; 6.2 to before 6.6.102; 6.7 to before 6.12.42; 6.13 to before 6.15.10; 6.16 to before 6.16.1 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 5.4.297, 5.10.241, 5.15.190, 6.1.148, 6.6.102, 6.12.42, 6.15.10, 6.16.1, 6.17
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Not affected: 5 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-38612
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qxf4-8xgp-wwwr
References
Patch 9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/83ea0c7b8d12c67f6c4703d6c458627a7fc45fc0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c3b1c45c48117ed4d8797ee89d1155f16b72d490
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3290f62f23fae05f2ec34085eb86dfb3648ef91f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6f9e2cf9e9c1a891a683329af35bb33ed9d38b5f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b31cf6f7716a5d3e4461763f32d812acdaec6e74
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a3177955f8da3c826a18b75e54881e2e9a9c96f1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6771f121ae87490ddc19eabb7450383af9e01b6d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/47b3d6e8921bbb7b65c2dab8eaa8864901848c1c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eb2cb7dab60f9be0b435ac4a674255429a36d72c
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Sources
- CVE-2025-38612 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-38612 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-qxf4-8xgp-wwwr · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2025-38612 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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