fbdev: s3fb: fix potential memory leak in s3_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: s3fb: fix potential memory leak in s3_pci_probe() In s3_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-2026-72270
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8m7r-q86r-f7r8
References
Other 8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/37f4b8bd9e3835a7d4da26baf80b497e478d3123
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ef6c5e4607483259a0daf6584e9e34ef643a655d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fc90ec978a3cef6f6d8c6074bee538998c7c9837
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0d0fa8425b29657b3d3e5bb36f50a50e57c8101f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/25b354f74b028a3f91b12e6b446256965744c477
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ad54698255a4b988cae1ad908c158c1d4128887c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/56964e8039150a14462005458b25f19d6cad8f4a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3b0ed04bc852887a9164e1bbf521652e8ef3eb92
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Sources
- CVE-2026-72270 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-72270 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-8m7r-q86r-f7r8 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-72270 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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