fbdev: radeon: fix potential memory leak in radeonfb_pci_register()
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: radeon: fix potential memory leak in radeonfb_pci_register() The function radeonfb_pci_register() allocates memory for modelist (by calling radeon_check_modes() which calls fb_add_videomode()). The memory is appended to info->modelist, but is not freed in subsequent error paths. Fix this 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-2026-72272
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-rvfv-rr2v-7c9x
- 2026-11-06 CISA SSVC decision points changed
References
Other 8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a94a4a0ec2684454934ba104988d6222836a572f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/30a2ff955b66b16d4c98dc61f4fe8b3a57c6f7bb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c622a3eed6ad26879b6c0bc208fd6e3ffc4b7de3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f4dacbfd885f34222e67145294de9b8479aa021d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1c5387451176db5def499db809d718765f359a37
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c2c795a320e7ef9aa69c7f4bd2c9ac07064eff9a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1b1b43342fbf11eaf2a8926b9ed4805579d772ac
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/df8c1101c9a08859da612b5d0a08d55d475522c6
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Sources
- CVE-2026-72272 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-72272 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-rvfv-rr2v-7c9x · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-72272 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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