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

fbdev: s3fb: fix potential memory leak in s3_pci_probe()

In s3_pci_probe(), the memory allocated for modelist using
fb_videomode_to_modelist() is not freed in subsequent error paths.
Fix that by calling fb_destroy_modelist()

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Linux Linux unaffected
Version Status Constraints
86c0f043a737dadf034a4e6f29aefb074f4a1146 affected < 37f4b8bd9e3835a7d4da26baf80b497e478d3123
86c0f043a737dadf034a4e6f29aefb074f4a1146 affected < ef6c5e4607483259a0daf6584e9e34ef643a655d
86c0f043a737dadf034a4e6f29aefb074f4a1146 affected < fc90ec978a3cef6f6d8c6074bee538998c7c9837
86c0f043a737dadf034a4e6f29aefb074f4a1146 affected < 0d0fa8425b29657b3d3e5bb36f50a50e57c8101f
86c0f043a737dadf034a4e6f29aefb074f4a1146 affected < 25b354f74b028a3f91b12e6b446256965744c477
86c0f043a737dadf034a4e6f29aefb074f4a1146 affected < ad54698255a4b988cae1ad908c158c1d4128887c
86c0f043a737dadf034a4e6f29aefb074f4a1146 affected < 56964e8039150a14462005458b25f19d6cad8f4a
86c0f043a737dadf034a4e6f29aefb074f4a1146 affected < 3b0ed04bc852887a9164e1bbf521652e8ef3eb92
Linux Linux affected
Version Status Constraints
3.0 affected —
0 unaffected < 3.0
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/0d0fa8425b29657b3d3e5bb36f50a50e57c8101f cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/25b354f74b028a3f91b12e6b446256965744c477 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/37f4b8bd9e3835a7d4da26baf80b497e478d3123 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3b0ed04bc852887a9164e1bbf521652e8ef3eb92 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/56964e8039150a14462005458b25f19d6cad8f4a cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ad54698255a4b988cae1ad908c158c1d4128887c cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ef6c5e4607483259a0daf6584e9e34ef643a655d cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fc90ec978a3cef6f6d8c6074bee538998c7c9837 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: s3fb: fix potential memory leak in s3_pci_probe() In s3_pci_probe(), the memory allocated for modelist using fb_videomode_to_modelist() is not freed in subsequent error paths. Fix that by calling fb_destroy_modelist()
Title fbdev: s3fb: fix potential memory leak in s3_pci_probe()
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: 2026-08-15T05:54:54.589Z

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

Link: CVE-2026-72270

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-15T06:21:55.873

Modified: 2026-08-15T06:21:55.873

Link: CVE-2026-72270

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