Linux Kernel nvidiafb Driver nvidiafb_probe Error Path Leaks the modelist Memory Allocated by nvidia_set_fbinfo When Subsequent Initialization Steps Fail

Last refreshed2026-09-28

Status: NEW | Advisory ID: CVE-2026-72265

Key Details

CVE	CVE-2026-72265

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(). (NVD)

Source	Reference
NVD	https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-72265
CVE	https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-72265

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NVD

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