Not yet scoredPublished Aug 15, 2026

CVE-2026-72273fbdev: efifb: fix memory leak in efifb_probe()

Updated under an hour ago (Oct 27, 2026, 12:20 PM ET)

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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fbdev: efifb: fix memory leak in efifb_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 efifb_probe(). Fix that by freeing the option string after setup.

CVSS: Not yet scored
Weakness (CWE): Not given
Known exploited: Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by: Linux
NVD analysis: Received
Record last updated: Aug 17, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Oct 9, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

Linux Linux linux:linux (from the name)	from 73ce73c30ba9ae4d90fdfad7ebe9104001d5d851 before fafb2e08741b20027cee77918816de29a32d6fd6; from 73ce73c30ba9ae4d90fdfad7ebe9104001d5d851 before 475383daf5f855f5b2c3a9aa801f69b69a81799e; from 73ce73c30ba9ae4d90fdfad7ebe9104001d5d851 before febb5b4f67ace78d6b6862cc3c853b64710afb6c; from 73ce73c30ba9ae4d90fdfad7ebe9104001d5d851 before 5276e3f75ddb51f980a8903f4b39e73cf42415e5; 73ce73c30ba9ae4d90fdfad7ebe9104001d5d851 builds before 9b6eaf101656958397a6012bf43f6e2e42c9e5cb	CNA record

References

References

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fafb2e08741b20027cee77918816de29a32d6fd6
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/475383daf5f855f5b2c3a9aa801f69b69a81799e
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/febb5b4f67ace78d6b6862cc3c853b64710afb6c
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5276e3f75ddb51f980a8903f4b39e73cf42415e5
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9b6eaf101656958397a6012bf43f6e2e42c9e5cb

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