CVE-2026-72275 (GCVE-0-2026-72275)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2026-08-15 05:54
Modified
2026-08-17 05:11
Severity ?
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fbdev: broadsheetfb: fix potential memory leak in broadsheetfb_probe() The memory allocated for pagerefs in fb_deferred_io_init() is not freed on the error path. Fix it by calling fb_deferred_io_cleanup().
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Linux Linux Version: 186b89659c4c67cccead52961eab0ca3b23951dc
Version: 56c134f7f1b58be08bdb0ca8372474a4a5165f31
Version: 56c134f7f1b58be08bdb0ca8372474a4a5165f31
Version: 56c134f7f1b58be08bdb0ca8372474a4a5165f31
Version: 56c134f7f1b58be08bdb0ca8372474a4a5165f31
Version: 56c134f7f1b58be08bdb0ca8372474a4a5165f31
Version: 56c134f7f1b58be08bdb0ca8372474a4a5165f31
Version: 5.15.149   ≤
Create a notification for this product.
Show details on NVD website

To clipboard 

{
  "containers": {
    "cna": {
      "affected": [
        {
          "defaultStatus": "unaffected",
          "product": "Linux",
          "programFiles": [
            "drivers/video/fbdev/broadsheetfb.c"
          ],
          "repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git",
          "vendor": "Linux",
          "versions": [
            {
              "lessThan": "edc5a845108337d0c167ab850fe9adfaea442975",
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "186b89659c4c67cccead52961eab0ca3b23951dc",
              "versionType": "git"
            },
            {
              "lessThan": "54a4cd11702d5e8bcefc3b514e338955813993a1",
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "56c134f7f1b58be08bdb0ca8372474a4a5165f31",
              "versionType": "git"
            },
            {
              "lessThan": "4ce94f9e3bfb37866638e4b81e2c3d8f7470a12c",
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "56c134f7f1b58be08bdb0ca8372474a4a5165f31",
              "versionType": "git"
            },
            {
              "lessThan": "07d2f9cb667c2f6331a483227c62d0a4a91ef42f",
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "56c134f7f1b58be08bdb0ca8372474a4a5165f31",
              "versionType": "git"
            },
            {
              "lessThan": "e8c9aae8c950869f65af8b9dd2f71f861ea6e433",
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "56c134f7f1b58be08bdb0ca8372474a4a5165f31",
              "versionType": "git"
            },
            {
              "lessThan": "e818c397548cde68d64c6abf8be0a5f3e3eef7d1",
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "56c134f7f1b58be08bdb0ca8372474a4a5165f31",
              "versionType": "git"
            },
            {
              "lessThan": "9d18a4e4234fd3ee0d0eed8ccbbb50cb76b2232c",
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "56c134f7f1b58be08bdb0ca8372474a4a5165f31",
              "versionType": "git"
            },
            {
              "lessThan": "5.15.212",
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "5.15.149",
              "versionType": "semver"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "defaultStatus": "affected",
          "product": "Linux",
          "programFiles": [
            "drivers/video/fbdev/broadsheetfb.c"
          ],
          "repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git",
          "vendor": "Linux",
          "versions": [
            {
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "5.19"
            },
            {
              "lessThan": "5.19",
              "status": "unaffected",
              "version": "0",
              "versionType": "semver"
            },
            {
              "lessThanOrEqual": "5.15.*",
              "status": "unaffected",
              "version": "5.15.212",
              "versionType": "semver"
            },
            {
              "lessThanOrEqual": "6.1.*",
              "status": "unaffected",
              "version": "6.1.178",
              "versionType": "semver"
            },
            {
              "lessThanOrEqual": "6.6.*",
              "status": "unaffected",
              "version": "6.6.145",
              "versionType": "semver"
            },
            {
              "lessThanOrEqual": "6.12.*",
              "status": "unaffected",
              "version": "6.12.97",
              "versionType": "semver"
            },
            {
              "lessThanOrEqual": "6.18.*",
              "status": "unaffected",
              "version": "6.18.40",
              "versionType": "semver"
            },
            {
              "lessThanOrEqual": "7.1.*",
              "status": "unaffected",
              "version": "7.1.5",
              "versionType": "semver"
            },
            {
              "lessThanOrEqual": "*",
              "status": "unaffected",
              "version": "7.2",
              "versionType": "original_commit_for_fix"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "cpeApplicability": [
        {
          "nodes": [
            {
              "cpeMatch": [
                {
                  "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                  "versionEndExcluding": "5.15.212",
                  "versionStartIncluding": "5.15.149",
                  "vulnerable": true
                },
                {
                  "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                  "versionEndExcluding": "6.1.178",
                  "versionStartIncluding": "5.19",
                  "vulnerable": true
                },
                {
                  "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                  "versionEndExcluding": "6.6.145",
                  "versionStartIncluding": "5.19",
                  "vulnerable": true
                },
                {
                  "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                  "versionEndExcluding": "6.12.97",
                  "versionStartIncluding": "5.19",
                  "vulnerable": true
                },
                {
                  "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                  "versionEndExcluding": "6.18.40",
                  "versionStartIncluding": "5.19",
                  "vulnerable": true
                },
                {
                  "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                  "versionEndExcluding": "7.1.5",
                  "versionStartIncluding": "5.19",
                  "vulnerable": true
                },
                {
                  "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                  "versionEndExcluding": "7.2",
                  "versionStartIncluding": "5.19",
                  "vulnerable": true
                }
              ],
              "negate": false,
              "operator": "OR"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "descriptions": [
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nfbdev: broadsheetfb: fix potential memory leak in broadsheetfb_probe()\n\nThe memory allocated for pagerefs in fb_deferred_io_init() is not freed\non the error path. Fix it by calling fb_deferred_io_cleanup()."
        }
      ],
      "providerMetadata": {
        "dateUpdated": "2026-08-17T05:11:35.583Z",
        "orgId": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
        "shortName": "Linux"
      },
      "references": [
        {
          "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/edc5a845108337d0c167ab850fe9adfaea442975"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/54a4cd11702d5e8bcefc3b514e338955813993a1"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4ce94f9e3bfb37866638e4b81e2c3d8f7470a12c"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/07d2f9cb667c2f6331a483227c62d0a4a91ef42f"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e8c9aae8c950869f65af8b9dd2f71f861ea6e433"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e818c397548cde68d64c6abf8be0a5f3e3eef7d1"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9d18a4e4234fd3ee0d0eed8ccbbb50cb76b2232c"
        }
      ],
      "title": "fbdev: broadsheetfb: fix potential memory leak in broadsheetfb_probe()",
      "x_generator": {
        "engine": "bippy-1.2.0"
      }
    }
  },
  "cveMetadata": {
    "assignerOrgId": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
    "assignerShortName": "Linux",
    "cveId": "CVE-2026-72275",
    "datePublished": "2026-08-15T05:54:57.685Z",
    "dateReserved": "2026-08-09T03:40:39.916Z",
    "dateUpdated": "2026-08-17T05:11:35.583Z",
    "state": "PUBLISHED"
  },
  "dataType": "CVE_RECORD",
  "dataVersion": "5.2"
}


Log in or create an account to share your comment.




Tags
Taxonomy of the tags.




Sightings

Author Source Type Date

Nomenclature

  • Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or seen somewhere by the user.
  • Confirmed: The vulnerability is confirmed from an analyst perspective.
  • Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
  • Exploited: This vulnerability was exploited and seen by the user reporting the sighting.
  • Patched: This vulnerability was successfully patched by the user reporting the sighting.
  • Not exploited: This vulnerability was not exploited or seen by the user reporting the sighting.
  • Not confirmed: The user expresses doubt about the veracity of the vulnerability.
  • Not patched: This vulnerability was not successfully patched by the user reporting the sighting.