CVE-2026-72267 - Vulnerability Details

- fbdev: carminefb: fix potential memory leak in alloc_carmine_fb()

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

fbdev: carminefb: fix potential memory leak in alloc_carmine_fb()

The memory allocated for modelist in fb_videomode_to_modelist() is not
freed in the subsequent error path.
Fix that by calling fb_destroy_modelist()

Published: 2026-08-15

Score: 5.5 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Linux

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`2ece5f43b041b96fa2a05107a10a6b0ea0c03a3b`	affected	< 97b6c3f6e82a526d95dcfbfcf1c42ba44c61c3d6
`2ece5f43b041b96fa2a05107a10a6b0ea0c03a3b`	affected	< 6069044e74b7510bf2f034ccd049bc962fb9c765
`2ece5f43b041b96fa2a05107a10a6b0ea0c03a3b`	affected	< b51990be8411335c263b51e9f4def1e84bfaa923
`2ece5f43b041b96fa2a05107a10a6b0ea0c03a3b`	affected	< d21e6747f3f68dcce59b5d2205f98633d28f69eb
`2ece5f43b041b96fa2a05107a10a6b0ea0c03a3b`	affected	< bcc43b2f7410eddb21f73e9a650499a6432c9383
`2ece5f43b041b96fa2a05107a10a6b0ea0c03a3b`	affected	< d81860691e4cfa14d596136ea2727f244e9e5950
`2ece5f43b041b96fa2a05107a10a6b0ea0c03a3b`	affected	< dae8f6ddc35cb1673dba32d2fd8f1f85cd377adf
`2ece5f43b041b96fa2a05107a10a6b0ea0c03a3b`	affected	< 6fcca16a2b19c37f60693c56cbc0c923364ff3ef

Linux

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`2.6.27`	affected	—
`0`	unaffected	< 2.6.27
`5.10.261`	unaffected	≤ 5.10.*
`5.15.212`	unaffected	≤ 5.15.*
`6.1.178`	unaffected	≤ 6.1.*
`6.6.145`	unaffected	≤ 6.6.*
`6.12.97`	unaffected	≤ 6.12.*
`6.18.40`	unaffected	≤ 6.18.*
`7.1.5`	unaffected	≤ 7.1.*
`7.2`	unaffected	≤ *

No data.

Vendor Product Confidence Versions

Linux

Linux Kernel

99%

Version	Status	Scheme	Platform
`[2ece5f43b041b96fa2a05107a10a6b0ea0c03a3b,97b6c3f6e82a526d95dcfbfcf1c42ba44c61c3d6)`	affected	code_commit	['*']
`[2ece5f43b041b96fa2a05107a10a6b0ea0c03a3b,6069044e74b7510bf2f034ccd049bc962fb9c765)`	affected	code_commit	['*']
`[2ece5f43b041b96fa2a05107a10a6b0ea0c03a3b,b51990be8411335c263b51e9f4def1e84bfaa923)`	affected	code_commit	['*']
`[2ece5f43b041b96fa2a05107a10a6b0ea0c03a3b,d21e6747f3f68dcce59b5d2205f98633d28f69eb)`	affected	code_commit	['*']
`[2ece5f43b041b96fa2a05107a10a6b0ea0c03a3b,bcc43b2f7410eddb21f73e9a650499a6432c9383)`	affected	code_commit	['*']
`[2ece5f43b041b96fa2a05107a10a6b0ea0c03a3b,d81860691e4cfa14d596136ea2727f244e9e5950)`	affected	code_commit	['*']
`[2ece5f43b041b96fa2a05107a10a6b0ea0c03a3b,dae8f6ddc35cb1673dba32d2fd8f1f85cd377adf)`	affected	code_commit	['*']
`[2ece5f43b041b96fa2a05107a10a6b0ea0c03a3b,6fcca16a2b19c37f60693c56cbc0c923364ff3ef)`	affected	code_commit	['*']

Linux

Linux Kernel

99%

Version	Status	Scheme	Platform
`2.6.27`	affected	semver	['*']
`[0,2.6.27)`	unaffected	generic	['*']
`[5.10.261,5.11.0)`	unaffected	semver	['*']
`[5.15.212,5.16.0)`	unaffected	semver	['*']
`[6.1.178,6.2.0)`	unaffected	semver	['*']
`[6.6.145,6.7.0)`	unaffected	semver	['*']
`[6.12.97,6.13.0)`	unaffected	semver	['*']
`[6.18.40,6.19.0)`	unaffected	semver	['*']
`[7.1.5,7.2.0)`	unaffected	semver	['*']
`[7.2-rc1,*]`	unaffected	generic	['*']

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Ubuntu USN	USN-8876-1	Linux kernel (Azure CVM) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN	USN-8875-1	Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN	USN-8877-1	Linux kernel (GCP) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN	USN-8878-1	Linux kernel (GCP) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN	USN-8879-1	Linux kernel (Oracle) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN	USN-8887-1	Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN	USN-8888-1	Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN	USN-8889-1	Linux kernel (OEM) vulnerabilities

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.0022.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6069044e74b7510bf2f034ccd049bc962fb9c765
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6fcca16a2b19c37f60693c56cbc0c923364ff3ef
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/97b6c3f6e82a526d95dcfbfcf1c42ba44c61c3d6
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b51990be8411335c263b51e9f4def1e84bfaa923
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bcc43b2f7410eddb21f73e9a650499a6432c9383
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d21e6747f3f68dcce59b5d2205f98633d28f69eb
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d81860691e4cfa14d596136ea2727f244e9e5950
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dae8f6ddc35cb1673dba32d2fd8f1f85cd377adf
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2026081556-CVE-2026-72267-e733@gregkh/T
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-72267
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-72267

History

Tue, 18 Aug 2026 12:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Weaknesses		CWE-772
References		https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2026081556-CVE-2026-72267-e733@gregkh/T https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-72267 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-72267
Metrics	threat_severity `None`	cvssV3_1 `{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}` threat_severity `Moderate`

Sat, 15 Aug 2026 20:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Weaknesses		CWE-401

Sat, 15 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fbdev: carminefb: fix potential memory leak in alloc_carmine_fb() The memory allocated for modelist in fb_videomode_to_modelist() is not freed in the subsequent error path. Fix that by calling fb_destroy_modelist()
Title		fbdev: carminefb: fix potential memory leak in alloc_carmine_fb()
First Time appeared		Linux Linux linux Kernel
CPEs		cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::
Vendors & Products		Linux Linux linux Kernel
References		https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6069044e74b7510bf2f034ccd049bc962fb9c765 https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6fcca16a2b19c37f60693c56cbc0c923364ff3ef https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/97b6c3f6e82a526d95dcfbfcf1c42ba44c61c3d6 https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b51990be8411335c263b51e9f4def1e84bfaa923 https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bcc43b2f7410eddb21f73e9a650499a6432c9383 https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d21e6747f3f68dcce59b5d2205f98633d28f69eb https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d81860691e4cfa14d596136ea2727f244e9e5950 https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dae8f6ddc35cb1673dba32d2fd8f1f85cd377adf

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Linux Linux Kernel

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published: 2026-08-15T05:54:52.735Z

Updated: 2026-08-17T05:11:26.769Z

Reserved: 2026-08-09T03:40:39.916Z

Link: CVE-2026-72267

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-15T06:21:55.250

Modified: 2026-08-17T06:18:29.153

Link: CVE-2026-72267

Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2026-08-15T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2026-72267 - Bugzilla

OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-18T14:30:05Z

Weaknesses

CWE-401
Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime
CWE-772
Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime

Tracking

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

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