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()

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Linux 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 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-rc1 unaffected ≤ *

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https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6069044e74b7510bf2f034ccd049bc962fb9c765 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6fcca16a2b19c37f60693c56cbc0c923364ff3ef cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/97b6c3f6e82a526d95dcfbfcf1c42ba44c61c3d6 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b51990be8411335c263b51e9f4def1e84bfaa923 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bcc43b2f7410eddb21f73e9a650499a6432c9383 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d21e6747f3f68dcce59b5d2205f98633d28f69eb cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d81860691e4cfa14d596136ea2727f244e9e5950 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dae8f6ddc35cb1673dba32d2fd8f1f85cd377adf cve-icon cve-icon
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Sat, 15 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0000

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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
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

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

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

Link: CVE-2026-72267

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Status : Received

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

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

Link: CVE-2026-72267

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