fbdev: tdfxfb: fix potential memory leak in tdfxfb_probe()
In tdfxfb_probe(), the memory allocated for modelist using
fb_videomode_to_modelist() when CONFIG_FB_3DFX_I2C is defined, is not
freed in the subsequent error paths.
Fix that by calling fb_destroy_modelist().
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| Weaknesses | CWE-401 |
Sat, 15 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0000
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| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fbdev: tdfxfb: fix potential memory leak in tdfxfb_probe() In tdfxfb_probe(), the memory allocated for modelist using fb_videomode_to_modelist() when CONFIG_FB_3DFX_I2C is defined, is not freed in the subsequent error paths. Fix that by calling fb_destroy_modelist(). | |
| Title | fbdev: tdfxfb: fix potential memory leak in tdfxfb_probe() | |
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Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
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Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2026-08-15T05:54:53.357Z
Reserved: 2026-08-09T03:40:39.916Z
Link: CVE-2026-72268
Vulnrichment
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NVD
Status : Received
Published: 2026-08-15T06:21:55.467
Modified: 2026-08-15T06:21:55.467
Link: CVE-2026-72268
Redhat
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OpenCVE Enrichment
Updated: 2026-08-15T10:00:06Z
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CWE-401
Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime