fbdev: nvidia: fix potential memory leak in nvidiafb_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
- Partial Red Hat: 1 without a fix
No CVSS vector from any source. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
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().
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0022 12th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Linux (Linux): 5.10.261, 5.15.212, 6.1.178 +5Red Hat: 1 without a fix
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 2.6.12 and later | 5.10.261, 5.15.212, 6.1.178, 6.6.145, 6.12.97, 6.18.40, 7.1.5, 7.2 | Patch available | CNA |
- Linux VendorLinux Affected 2.6.12 and later 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 Patch available CNA
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: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
Not affected: 4 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-72265
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4j42-qmrm-833c
- 2026-11-06 CISA SSVC decision points changed
References
Other 8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7e747f7b17ccce750502fd4d0b4e866fe4f066a6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2515cd60f6b5ad680ed164aa6bd19b05270af34c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/508704de34fb8c0dcbbf13397212363bbf0974de
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6ca48f23ce61a26349d7d084fb63b70499137c8e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e8172773e5251f4df2eed74caab6ca3195fed1ea
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/009a8514745b16c468acc25aa00539abbf38e1b5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ed3b3eb212441fb5f287dfd24ebafe11d634f009
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/85f5e38c162bdf9dbbe197275d416402712f3707
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Sources
- CVE-2026-72265 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-72265 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-4j42-qmrm-833c · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-72265 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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