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fbdev: s3fb: fix potential memory leak in s3_pci_probe()
Type: advisorySources: OSV
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fbdev: s3fb: fix potential memory leak in s3_pci_probe() In s3_pci_probe(), the memory allocated for modelist using fb_videomode_to_modelist() is not freed in subsequent error paths. Fix that by calling fb_destroy_modelist()
- Products
- Kernel
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- 5.10.261, 5.15.212, 6.1.178, 6.12.97, 6.18.40, 6.6.145, 7.1.5
- CVEs
- CVE-2026-72270
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 2 Nov 2026, 21:31 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
fbdev: s3fb: fix potential memory leak in s3_pci_probe()
core-osv · Original sourcePublished 15 Aug 2026, 05:54 UTC
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fbdev: s3fb: fix potential memory leak in s3_pci_probe() In s3_pci_probe(), the memory allocated for modelist using fb_videomode_to_modelist() is not freed in subsequent error paths. Fix that by calling fb_destroy_modelist()
osv:CVE-2026-72270
Kernel
Fixed versions: 5.10.261, 5.15.212, 6.1.178, 6.6.145, 6.12.97, 6.18.40, 7.1.5
Complete source record
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