Answer in brief
CVE-2026-72269 records a Unknown severity vulnerability in fbdev: uvesafb: fix potential memory leak in uvesafb_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.
Answer in brief
CVE-2026-72269 records a Unknown severity vulnerability in fbdev: uvesafb: fix potential memory leak in uvesafb_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 | >=8bdb3a2d7df48b861972c4bfb58490853a228f51 <f413512c79c2d0012c6ed486e4025e1489e6d443 || >=8bdb3a2d7df48b861972c4bfb58490853a228f51 <61d46d6f5dc163aa5f3548633b5f392b021620ff || >=8bdb3a2d7df48b861972c4bfb58490853a228f51 <81985921e14f5b471fc0ffe990826d0bda52c0cf || >=8bdb3a2d7df48b861972c4bfb58490853a228f51 <c53fdf7ee65af1b9b4566cc437d3754ce7b47118 || >=8bdb3a2d7df48b861972c4bfb58490853a228f51 <c606c28085a3106c91c6d37bbbbf97b451d572ce || >=8bdb3a2d7df48b861972c4bfb58490853a228f51 <12fe6a56506ed3bf0aaf6130a29102ce1fce62da || >=8bdb3a2d7df48b861972c4bfb58490853a228f51 <aa387a3e51808f580b51593e3c2f3d4703d91c1a || >=8bdb3a2d7df48b861972c4bfb58490853a228f51 <033e56fed09047ee63072e9f58789f40c1c7079d | f413512c79c2d0012c6ed486e4025e1489e6d443, 61d46d6f5dc163aa5f3548633b5f392b021620ff, 81985921e14f5b471fc0ffe990826d0bda52c0cf, c53fdf7ee65af1b9b4566cc437d3754ce7b47118, c606c28085a3106c91c6d37bbbbf97b451d572ce, 12fe6a56506ed3bf0aaf6130a29102ce1fce62da, aa387a3e51808f580b51593e3c2f3d4703d91c1a, 033e56fed09047ee63072e9f58789f40c1c7079d |
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | 2.6.24 | 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: uvesafb: fix potential memory leak in uvesafb_probe() Due to an incorrect goto label, memory allocated for modedb and modelist in uvesafb_vbe_init() is not freed in some error paths. Fix this by updating the goto label.
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 | >=8bdb3a2d7df48b861972c4bfb58490853a228f51 <f413512c79c2d0012c6ed486e4025e1489e6d443 || >=8bdb3a2d7df48b861972c4bfb58490853a228f51 <61d46d6f5dc163aa5f3548633b5f392b021620ff || >=8bdb3a2d7df48b861972c4bfb58490853a228f51 <81985921e14f5b471fc0ffe990826d0bda52c0cf || >=8bdb3a2d7df48b861972c4bfb58490853a228f51 <c53fdf7ee65af1b9b4566cc437d3754ce7b47118 || >=8bdb3a2d7df48b861972c4bfb58490853a228f51 <c606c28085a3106c91c6d37bbbbf97b451d572ce || >=8bdb3a2d7df48b861972c4bfb58490853a228f51 <12fe6a56506ed3bf0aaf6130a29102ce1fce62da || >=8bdb3a2d7df48b861972c4bfb58490853a228f51 <aa387a3e51808f580b51593e3c2f3d4703d91c1a || >=8bdb3a2d7df48b861972c4bfb58490853a228f51 <033e56fed09047ee63072e9f58789f40c1c7079d | f413512c79c2d0012c6ed486e4025e1489e6d443, 61d46d6f5dc163aa5f3548633b5f392b021620ff, 81985921e14f5b471fc0ffe990826d0bda52c0cf, c53fdf7ee65af1b9b4566cc437d3754ce7b47118, c606c28085a3106c91c6d37bbbbf97b451d572ce, 12fe6a56506ed3bf0aaf6130a29102ce1fce62da, aa387a3e51808f580b51593e3c2f3d4703d91c1a, 033e56fed09047ee63072e9f58789f40c1c7079d |
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | 2.6.24 | 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: uvesafb: fix potential memory leak in uvesafb_probe() Due to an incorrect goto label, memory allocated for modedb and modelist in uvesafb_vbe_init() is not freed in some error paths. Fix this by updating the goto label.
Quoted source text, attributed separately from HOL analysis.