Bug 2516368 (CVE-2026-72267) - CVE-2026-72267 kernel: fbdev: carminefb: fix potential memory leak in alloc_carmine_fb()
Summary: CVE-2026-72267 kernel: fbdev: carminefb: fix potential memory leak in alloc_c...
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2026-72267
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Reported: 2026-08-15 06:08 UTC by OSIDB Bzimport
Modified: 2026-09-03 14:10 UTC (History)
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-08-15 06:08:49 UTC 
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

fbdev: carminefb: fix potential memory leak in alloc_carmine_fb()

The memory allocated for modelist in fb_videomode_to_modelist() is not
freed in the subsequent error path.
Fix that by calling fb_destroy_modelist()
Comment 1 gkamathe 2026-08-18 08:14:21 UTC 
Upstream advisory:
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2026081556-CVE-2026-72267-e733@gregkh/T
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