Answer in brief
CVE-2026-72265 records a Unknown severity vulnerability in fbdev: nvidia: fix potential memory leak in nvidiafb_probe(). The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
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Answer in brief
CVE-2026-72265 records a Unknown severity vulnerability in fbdev: nvidia: fix potential memory leak in nvidiafb_probe(). The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
HOL Guard separates source facts from reviewed analysis. See the methodology.
A CVSS score is not reported in the current record. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.
The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | >=1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 <7e747f7b17ccce750502fd4d0b4e866fe4f066a6 || >=1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 <2515cd60f6b5ad680ed164aa6bd19b05270af34c || >=1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 <508704de34fb8c0dcbbf13397212363bbf0974de || >=1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 <6ca48f23ce61a26349d7d084fb63b70499137c8e || >=1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 <e8172773e5251f4df2eed74caab6ca3195fed1ea || >=1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 <009a8514745b16c468acc25aa00539abbf38e1b5 || >=1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 <ed3b3eb212441fb5f287dfd24ebafe11d634f009 || >=1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 <85f5e38c162bdf9dbbe197275d416402712f3707 | 7e747f7b17ccce750502fd4d0b4e866fe4f066a6, 2515cd60f6b5ad680ed164aa6bd19b05270af34c, 508704de34fb8c0dcbbf13397212363bbf0974de, 6ca48f23ce61a26349d7d084fb63b70499137c8e, e8172773e5251f4df2eed74caab6ca3195fed1ea, 009a8514745b16c468acc25aa00539abbf38e1b5, ed3b3eb212441fb5f287dfd24ebafe11d634f009, 85f5e38c162bdf9dbbe197275d416402712f3707 |
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | 2.6.12 | Not reported |
Published upstream
Aug 15, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Aug 15, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Aug 15, 2026
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fbdev: nvidia: fix potential memory leak in nvidiafb_probe() In nvidiafb_probe(), the memory allocated for modelist in nvidia_set_fbinfo() is not freed in the subsequent error paths. Fix that by calling fb_destroy_modelist().
Quoted source text, attributed separately from HOL analysis.
A CVSS score is not reported in the current record. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.
The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | >=1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 <7e747f7b17ccce750502fd4d0b4e866fe4f066a6 || >=1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 <2515cd60f6b5ad680ed164aa6bd19b05270af34c || >=1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 <508704de34fb8c0dcbbf13397212363bbf0974de || >=1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 <6ca48f23ce61a26349d7d084fb63b70499137c8e || >=1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 <e8172773e5251f4df2eed74caab6ca3195fed1ea || >=1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 <009a8514745b16c468acc25aa00539abbf38e1b5 || >=1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 <ed3b3eb212441fb5f287dfd24ebafe11d634f009 || >=1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 <85f5e38c162bdf9dbbe197275d416402712f3707 | 7e747f7b17ccce750502fd4d0b4e866fe4f066a6, 2515cd60f6b5ad680ed164aa6bd19b05270af34c, 508704de34fb8c0dcbbf13397212363bbf0974de, 6ca48f23ce61a26349d7d084fb63b70499137c8e, e8172773e5251f4df2eed74caab6ca3195fed1ea, 009a8514745b16c468acc25aa00539abbf38e1b5, ed3b3eb212441fb5f287dfd24ebafe11d634f009, 85f5e38c162bdf9dbbe197275d416402712f3707 |
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | 2.6.12 | Not reported |
Published upstream
Aug 15, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Aug 15, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Aug 15, 2026
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fbdev: nvidia: fix potential memory leak in nvidiafb_probe() In nvidiafb_probe(), the memory allocated for modelist in nvidia_set_fbinfo() is not freed in the subsequent error paths. Fix that by calling fb_destroy_modelist().
Quoted source text, attributed separately from HOL analysis.