Answer in brief
CVE-2026-72275 records a Unknown severity vulnerability in fbdev: broadsheetfb: fix potential memory leak in broadsheetfb_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-2026-72275 records a Unknown severity vulnerability in fbdev: broadsheetfb: fix potential memory leak in broadsheetfb_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 | >=186b89659c4c67cccead52961eab0ca3b23951dc <edc5a845108337d0c167ab850fe9adfaea442975 || >=56c134f7f1b58be08bdb0ca8372474a4a5165f31 <54a4cd11702d5e8bcefc3b514e338955813993a1 || >=56c134f7f1b58be08bdb0ca8372474a4a5165f31 <4ce94f9e3bfb37866638e4b81e2c3d8f7470a12c || >=56c134f7f1b58be08bdb0ca8372474a4a5165f31 <07d2f9cb667c2f6331a483227c62d0a4a91ef42f || >=56c134f7f1b58be08bdb0ca8372474a4a5165f31 <e8c9aae8c950869f65af8b9dd2f71f861ea6e433 || >=56c134f7f1b58be08bdb0ca8372474a4a5165f31 <e818c397548cde68d64c6abf8be0a5f3e3eef7d1 || >=56c134f7f1b58be08bdb0ca8372474a4a5165f31 <9d18a4e4234fd3ee0d0eed8ccbbb50cb76b2232c || >=5.15.149 <5.15.212 | edc5a845108337d0c167ab850fe9adfaea442975, 54a4cd11702d5e8bcefc3b514e338955813993a1, 4ce94f9e3bfb37866638e4b81e2c3d8f7470a12c, 07d2f9cb667c2f6331a483227c62d0a4a91ef42f, e8c9aae8c950869f65af8b9dd2f71f861ea6e433, e818c397548cde68d64c6abf8be0a5f3e3eef7d1, 9d18a4e4234fd3ee0d0eed8ccbbb50cb76b2232c, 5.15.212 |
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | 5.19 | 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: broadsheetfb: fix potential memory leak in broadsheetfb_probe() The memory allocated for pagerefs in fb_deferred_io_init() is not freed on the error path. Fix it by calling fb_deferred_io_cleanup().
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 | >=186b89659c4c67cccead52961eab0ca3b23951dc <edc5a845108337d0c167ab850fe9adfaea442975 || >=56c134f7f1b58be08bdb0ca8372474a4a5165f31 <54a4cd11702d5e8bcefc3b514e338955813993a1 || >=56c134f7f1b58be08bdb0ca8372474a4a5165f31 <4ce94f9e3bfb37866638e4b81e2c3d8f7470a12c || >=56c134f7f1b58be08bdb0ca8372474a4a5165f31 <07d2f9cb667c2f6331a483227c62d0a4a91ef42f || >=56c134f7f1b58be08bdb0ca8372474a4a5165f31 <e8c9aae8c950869f65af8b9dd2f71f861ea6e433 || >=56c134f7f1b58be08bdb0ca8372474a4a5165f31 <e818c397548cde68d64c6abf8be0a5f3e3eef7d1 || >=56c134f7f1b58be08bdb0ca8372474a4a5165f31 <9d18a4e4234fd3ee0d0eed8ccbbb50cb76b2232c || >=5.15.149 <5.15.212 | edc5a845108337d0c167ab850fe9adfaea442975, 54a4cd11702d5e8bcefc3b514e338955813993a1, 4ce94f9e3bfb37866638e4b81e2c3d8f7470a12c, 07d2f9cb667c2f6331a483227c62d0a4a91ef42f, e8c9aae8c950869f65af8b9dd2f71f861ea6e433, e818c397548cde68d64c6abf8be0a5f3e3eef7d1, 9d18a4e4234fd3ee0d0eed8ccbbb50cb76b2232c, 5.15.212 |
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | 5.19 | 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: broadsheetfb: fix potential memory leak in broadsheetfb_probe() The memory allocated for pagerefs in fb_deferred_io_init() is not freed on the error path. Fix it by calling fb_deferred_io_cleanup().
Quoted source text, attributed separately from HOL analysis.