CVE-2026-72275

fbdev: broadsheetfb: fix potential memory leak in broadsheetfb_probe()

N/A

Published: August 15, 2026 at 05:54 AM UTC

Updated: August 17, 2026 at 06:18 AM UTC

1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity

N/A

Exploit prediction

EPSS 0.2%

Description

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().

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Linux Kernel · Linux

95%

5.15.149 ≤ v < 5.15.2125.19 ≤ v < 6.1.1785.19 ≤ v < 6.12.975.19 ≤ v < 6.18.405.19 ≤ v < 6.6.1455.19 ≤ v < 7.1.55.19 ≤ v < 7.2186b89659c4c67cccead52961eab0ca3b23951dc5.15.149 5.1956c134f7f1b58be08bdb0ca8372474a4a5165f31

Vendor states this is fixed in 07d2f9cb667c2f6331a483227c62d0a4a91ef42f (fixed)

Vendor states this is fixed in 4ce94f9e3bfb37866638e4b81e2c3d8f7470a12c (fixed)

Vendor states this is fixed in 54a4cd11702d5e8bcefc3b514e338955813993a1 (fixed)

Vendor states this is fixed in 9d18a4e4234fd3ee0d0eed8ccbbb50cb76b2232c (fixed)

Vendor states this is fixed in e818c397548cde68d64c6abf8be0a5f3e3eef7d1 (fixed)

Vendor states this is fixed in e8c9aae8c950869f65af8b9dd2f71f861ea6e433 (fixed)

Vendor states this is fixed in edc5a845108337d0c167ab850fe9adfaea442975 (fixed)

Vendor states this is fixed in 5.15.212 (unaffected)

Vendor states this is fixed in 5.19 (unaffected)

Vendor states this is fixed in 6.1.178 (unaffected)

Vendor states this is fixed in 6.12.97 (unaffected)

Vendor states this is fixed in 6.18.40 (unaffected)