fbdev: tridentfb: fix potential memory leak in trident_pci_probe()
Priority LOW 22Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
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- Privileges required
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- User interaction
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- Attack complexity
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- Impact type
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- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
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- Fix status
- Fixed
No CVSS vector from any source. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fbdev: tridentfb: fix potential memory leak in trident_pci_probe() In trident_pci_probe(), the memory allocated for modelist using fb_videomode_to_modelist() is not freed in subsequent error paths. Fix that by calling fb_destroy_modelist().
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.0022 12th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Linux (Linux): 5.10.261, 5.15.212, 6.1.178 +5
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 5.10.261, 5.15.212, 6.1.178, 6.6.145, 6.12.97, 6.18.40, 7.1.5, 7.2
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
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-2026-72264
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5xr8-chpm-xjwp
References
Other 8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/868432039a3fd7c2c0d515e48f33d5e43391666c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/089d149ccd7c3ac3d5e14ac65e558dcd9ec27583
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/de9cf16e39c0378716e9764fc0fbb6d4b45a1ee1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8d16e5bc78478176621cac0f4c381136d3c92c5f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5bdb6f11ad0398b11a3ae4d9104035f9dc628cdc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4ebe2c3a7db6332aab3655f8c552ca387c1dc199
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2efd9797331a559b93ab888f451838f87bd6dfa3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7a35ec619d9af8ee128320975c1252b8ad65f1e8
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Sources
- CVE-2026-72264 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-72264 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-5xr8-chpm-xjwp · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-72264 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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