Bug 2516349 (CVE-2026-72271) - CVE-2026-72271 kernel: fbdev: i740fb: fix potential memory leak in i740fb_probe()
Summary: CVE-2026-72271 kernel: fbdev: i740fb: fix potential memory leak in i740fb_pro...
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2026-72271
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Reported: 2026-08-15 06:07 UTC by OSIDB Bzimport
Modified: 2026-08-18 07:41 UTC (History)
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-08-15 06:07:50 UTC 
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().
Comment 1 gkamathe 2026-08-18 07:40:00 UTC 
Upstream advisory:
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2026081557-CVE-2026-72271-b9c1@gregkh/T
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