In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

fbdev: nvidia: fix potential memory leak in nvidiafb_probe()

In nvidiafb_probe(), the memory allocated for modelist in
nvidia_set_fbinfo() is not freed in the subsequent error paths.
Fix that by calling fb_destroy_modelist().

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.0021.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions
Linux Linux unaffected
Version Status Constraints
1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 affected < 7e747f7b17ccce750502fd4d0b4e866fe4f066a6
1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 affected < 2515cd60f6b5ad680ed164aa6bd19b05270af34c
1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 affected < 508704de34fb8c0dcbbf13397212363bbf0974de
1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 affected < 6ca48f23ce61a26349d7d084fb63b70499137c8e
1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 affected < e8172773e5251f4df2eed74caab6ca3195fed1ea
1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 affected < 009a8514745b16c468acc25aa00539abbf38e1b5
1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 affected < ed3b3eb212441fb5f287dfd24ebafe11d634f009
1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 affected < 85f5e38c162bdf9dbbe197275d416402712f3707
Linux Linux affected
Version Status Constraints
2.6.12 affected —
0 unaffected < 2.6.12
5.10.261 unaffected ≤ 5.10.*
5.15.212 unaffected ≤ 5.15.*
6.1.178 unaffected ≤ 6.1.*
6.6.145 unaffected ≤ 6.6.*
6.12.97 unaffected ≤ 6.12.*
6.18.40 unaffected ≤ 6.18.*
7.1.5 unaffected ≤ 7.1.*
7.2 unaffected ≤ *

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https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/009a8514745b16c468acc25aa00539abbf38e1b5 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2515cd60f6b5ad680ed164aa6bd19b05270af34c cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/508704de34fb8c0dcbbf13397212363bbf0974de cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6ca48f23ce61a26349d7d084fb63b70499137c8e cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7e747f7b17ccce750502fd4d0b4e866fe4f066a6 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/85f5e38c162bdf9dbbe197275d416402712f3707 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e8172773e5251f4df2eed74caab6ca3195fed1ea cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ed3b3eb212441fb5f287dfd24ebafe11d634f009 cve-icon cve-icon
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2026081555-CVE-2026-72265-ff96@gregkh/T cve-icon
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-72265 cve-icon
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-72265 cve-icon
History

Sat, 22 Aug 2026 08:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-401

Wed, 19 Aug 2026 00:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-772
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

 cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

threat_severity

Low

Sat, 15 Aug 2026 10:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-401

Sat, 15 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fbdev: nvidia: fix potential memory leak in nvidiafb_probe() In nvidiafb_probe(), the memory allocated for modelist in nvidia_set_fbinfo() is not freed in the subsequent error paths. Fix that by calling fb_destroy_modelist().
Title fbdev: nvidia: fix potential memory leak in nvidiafb_probe()
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-17T05:11:24.514Z

Reserved: 2026-08-09T03:40:39.915Z

Link: CVE-2026-72265

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-15T06:21:54.913

Modified: 2026-08-17T06:18:28.950

Link: CVE-2026-72265

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2026-08-15T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2026-72265 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-22T09:30:17Z

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