Bug 2516693 (CVE-2026-72266) - CVE-2026-72266 kernel: fbdev: vesafb: fix memory leak in vesafb_probe()
Summary: CVE-2026-72266 kernel: fbdev: vesafb: fix memory leak in vesafb_probe()
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2026-72266
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Reported: 2026-08-15 06:26 UTC by OSIDB Bzimport
Modified: 2026-08-18 18:21 UTC (History)
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-08-15 06:26:11 UTC 
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

fbdev: vesafb: fix memory leak in vesafb_probe()

Since commit 73ce73c30ba9 ("fbdev: Transfer video= option strings to
caller; clarify ownership") the string returned from fb_get_options()
is expected to be freed by the caller. But the string is not freed in
vesafb_probe(). Fix that by freeing the option string after setup.
Comment 1 Keith Grant 2026-08-18 18:19:15 UTC 
Upstream advisory:
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2026081556-CVE-2026-72266-a3cf@gregkh/T
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