CVE-2026-72276

fbdev: metronomefb: fix potential memory leak in metronomefb_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: metronomefb: fix potential memory leak in metronomefb_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 01708cf3dca2f88eca26269521cbcc8e2f054ee4 (fixed)

Vendor states this is fixed in 6854cf33dddb212bd7c3d69189623876e7334075 (fixed)

Vendor states this is fixed in 77e26383083c59a67244fcf2e70eecd354451906 (fixed)

Vendor states this is fixed in 894632b862a39b3fe1cb5de06fbae86225ea64de (fixed)

Vendor states this is fixed in a889978ec44fe33edb3fb7140dcbbb8e6465c1cb (fixed)

Vendor states this is fixed in d54bb39cd34f44b32d5c4a8416fff8b01a9e76be (fixed)

Vendor states this is fixed in f779bd494f9521f89bfd4ce23953f3527341e9fd (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)