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()

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.0021.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions
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 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
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2026081556-CVE-2026-72267-e733@gregkh/T cve-icon
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-72267 cve-icon
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-72267 cve-icon
History

Tue, 18 Aug 2026 12:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-772
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

 cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

threat_severity

Moderate

Sat, 15 Aug 2026 20:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-401

Sat, 15 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
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: 2026-08-17T05:11:26.769Z

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

Link: CVE-2026-72267

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

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

Modified: 2026-08-17T06:18:29.153

Link: CVE-2026-72267

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2026-08-15T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2026-72267 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-18T14:30:05Z

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