fbdev: i740fb: fix potential memory leak in i740fb_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: i740fb: fix potential memory leak in i740fb_probe() In i740fb_probe(), the memory allocated in fb_videomode_to_modelist() for modelist is not freed in the 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-2026-72271
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-wwc4-r33x-59m3
References
Other 8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d3776b1bf9c100873c7365bd31a67ed6caacbd82
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ccf073cd4a2f783adc40b04db3805dbddaaf9f31
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aebdbe61b3960cd22b8bb6e70e3d94fb3bbb202c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e1ecbaeec5fbf0b0e2d5810ec574f762d148771e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3c0cf89b74e7b8ebc21a1542937c8e912d19f22b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/146b708bc75f1e6cf70df31195632c9946cb70fd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2ede8fa708235c81ab18de14077f1a458bec7e22
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5936063409af230a2c88b8700c47b89a19fd70b5
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Sources
- CVE-2026-72271 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-72271 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-wwc4-r33x-59m3 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-72271 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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