CVE-2026-72273
- Source
- https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-72273
- Import Source
- https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2026-72273.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2026-72273
- Downstream
- Published
- 2026-08-15T05:54:56.440Z
- Modified
- 2026-08-16T03:48:39.206434528Z
- Summary
- fbdev: efifb: fix memory leak in efifb_probe()
- Details
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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 fbgetoptions() 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.
- Database specific
{ "osv_generated_from": "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/72xxx/CVE-2026-72273.json", "cna_assigner": "Linux" }- References
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- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/475383daf5f855f5b2c3a9aa801f69b69a81799e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5276e3f75ddb51f980a8903f4b39e73cf42415e5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9b6eaf101656958397a6012bf43f6e2e42c9e5cb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fafb2e08741b20027cee77918816de29a32d6fd6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/febb5b4f67ace78d6b6862cc3c853b64710afb6c
- https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/72xxx/CVE-2026-72273.json
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-72273
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
Affected packages
Git / git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
Affected ranges
- Type
- GIT
- Repo
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
- Events
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Introduced73ce73c30ba9ae4d90fdfad7ebe9104001d5d851Fixedfafb2e08741b20027cee77918816de29a32d6fd6Fixed475383daf5f855f5b2c3a9aa801f69b69a81799eFixedfebb5b4f67ace78d6b6862cc3c853b64710afb6cFixed5276e3f75ddb51f980a8903f4b39e73cf42415e5Fixed9b6eaf101656958397a6012bf43f6e2e42c9e5cb