{"id":"CVE-2026-72273","state":"PUBLISHED","title":"fbdev: efifb: fix memory leak in efifb_probe()","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nfbdev: efifb: fix memory leak in efifb_probe()\n\nSince commit 73ce73c30ba9 (\"fbdev: Transfer video= option strings to\ncaller; clarify ownership\") the string returned from fb_get_options()\nis expected to be freed by the caller, but the string is not freed in\nefifb_probe(). Fix that by freeing the option string after setup.","publishedAt":"2026-08-15T05:54:56.440Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-17T05:11:33.384Z","severity":null,"assigner":"Linux","products":["Linux Linux"],"affected":[{"vendor":"Linux","product":"Linux","defaultStatus":"unaffected","versions":[{"version":"73ce73c30ba9ae4d90fdfad7ebe9104001d5d851","status":"affected","lessThan":"fafb2e08741b20027cee77918816de29a32d6fd6","versionType":"git"},{"version":"73ce73c30ba9ae4d90fdfad7ebe9104001d5d851","status":"affected","lessThan":"475383daf5f855f5b2c3a9aa801f69b69a81799e","versionType":"git"},{"version":"73ce73c30ba9ae4d90fdfad7ebe9104001d5d851","status":"affected","lessThan":"febb5b4f67ace78d6b6862cc3c853b64710afb6c","versionType":"git"},{"version":"73ce73c30ba9ae4d90fdfad7ebe9104001d5d851","status":"affected","lessThan":"5276e3f75ddb51f980a8903f4b39e73cf42415e5","versionType":"git"},{"version":"73ce73c30ba9ae4d90fdfad7ebe9104001d5d851","status":"affected","lessThan":"9b6eaf101656958397a6012bf43f6e2e42c9e5cb","versionType":"git"}],"repo":"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git","programFiles":["drivers/video/fbdev/efifb.c"]},{"vendor":"Linux","product":"Linux","defaultStatus":"affected","versions":[{"version":"6.4","status":"affected"},{"version":"0","status":"unaffected","lessThan":"6.4","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"6.6.148","status":"unaffected","lessThanOrEqual":"6.6.*","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"6.12.97","status":"unaffected","lessThanOrEqual":"6.12.*","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"6.18.40","status":"unaffected","lessThanOrEqual":"6.18.*","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"7.1.5","status":"unaffected","lessThanOrEqual":"7.1.*","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"7.2","status":"unaffected","lessThanOrEqual":"*","versionType":"original_commit_for_fix"}],"repo":"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git","programFiles":["drivers/video/fbdev/efifb.c"]}],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fafb2e08741b20027cee77918816de29a32d6fd6","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/475383daf5f855f5b2c3a9aa801f69b69a81799e","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/febb5b4f67ace78d6b6862cc3c853b64710afb6c","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5276e3f75ddb51f980a8903f4b39e73cf42415e5","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9b6eaf101656958397a6012bf43f6e2e42c9e5cb"],"weaknesses":[],"ingestedAt":"2026-10-29T20:12:58.252Z","source":{"repository":"CVEProject/cvelistV5","path":"cves/2026/72xxx/CVE-2026-72273.json","commit":"556c9d3a8cd17e218bb8e452ba7cd619a384ff47"},"raw":{"dataType":"CVE_RECORD","dataVersion":"5.2","cveMetadata":{"cveId":"CVE-2026-72273","state":"PUBLISHED","datePublished":"2026-08-15T05:54:56.440Z","dateUpdated":"2026-08-17T05:11:33.384Z","assignerShortName":"Linux","assignerOrgId":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67","dateReserved":"2026-08-09T03:40:39.916Z"},"containers":{"cna":{"title":"fbdev: efifb: fix memory leak in efifb_probe()","descriptions":[{"lang":"en","value":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nfbdev: efifb: fix memory leak in efifb_probe()\n\nSince commit 73ce73c30ba9 (\"fbdev: Transfer video= option strings to\ncaller; clarify ownership\") the string returned from fb_get_options()\nis expected to be freed by the caller, but the string is not freed in\nefifb_probe(). Fix that by freeing the option string after setup."}],"affected":[{"vendor":"Linux","product":"Linux","defaultStatus":"unaffected","versions":[{"version":"73ce73c30ba9ae4d90fdfad7ebe9104001d5d851","status":"affected","lessThan":"fafb2e08741b20027cee77918816de29a32d6fd6","versionType":"git"},{"version":"73ce73c30ba9ae4d90fdfad7ebe9104001d5d851","status":"affected","lessThan":"475383daf5f855f5b2c3a9aa801f69b69a81799e","versionType":"git"},{"version":"73ce73c30ba9ae4d90fdfad7ebe9104001d5d851","status":"affected","lessThan":"febb5b4f67ace78d6b6862cc3c853b64710afb6c","versionType":"git"},{"version":"73ce73c30ba9ae4d90fdfad7ebe9104001d5d851","status":"affected","lessThan":"5276e3f75ddb51f980a8903f4b39e73cf42415e5","versionType":"git"},{"version":"73ce73c30ba9ae4d90fdfad7ebe9104001d5d851","status":"affected","lessThan":"9b6eaf101656958397a6012bf43f6e2e42c9e5cb","versionType":"git"}],"repo":"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git","programFiles":["drivers/video/fbdev/efifb.c"]},{"vendor":"Linux","product":"Linux","defaultStatus":"affected","versions":[{"version":"6.4","status":"affected"},{"version":"0","status":"unaffected","lessThan":"6.4","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"6.6.148","status":"unaffected","lessThanOrEqual":"6.6.*","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"6.12.97","status":"unaffected","lessThanOrEqual":"6.12.*","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"6.18.40","status":"unaffected","lessThanOrEqual":"6.18.*","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"7.1.5","status":"unaffected","lessThanOrEqual":"7.1.*","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"7.2","status":"unaffected","lessThanOrEqual":"*","versionType":"original_commit_for_fix"}],"repo":"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git","programFiles":["drivers/video/fbdev/efifb.c"]}],"references":[{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fafb2e08741b20027cee77918816de29a32d6fd6"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/475383daf5f855f5b2c3a9aa801f69b69a81799e"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/febb5b4f67ace78d6b6862cc3c853b64710afb6c"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5276e3f75ddb51f980a8903f4b39e73cf42415e5"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9b6eaf101656958397a6012bf43f6e2e42c9e5cb"}],"providerMetadata":{"shortName":"Linux","orgId":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67","dateUpdated":"2026-08-17T05:11:33.384Z"},"cpeApplicability":[{"nodes":[{"operator":"OR","negate":false,"cpeMatch":[{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"6.4","versionEndExcluding":"6.6.148"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"6.4","versionEndExcluding":"6.12.97"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"6.4","versionEndExcluding":"6.18.40"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"6.4","versionEndExcluding":"7.1.5"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"6.4","versionEndExcluding":"7.2"}]}]}],"x_generator":{"engine":"bippy-1.2.0"}}}}}