CVE-2026-72276 - Vulnerability Details

- fbdev: metronomefb: fix potential memory leak in metronomefb_probe()

Description

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

fbdev: metronomefb: fix potential memory leak in metronomefb_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().

Published: 2026-08-15

Score: n/a

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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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

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`186b89659c4c67cccead52961eab0ca3b23951dc`	affected	< 77e26383083c59a67244fcf2e70eecd354451906
`56c134f7f1b58be08bdb0ca8372474a4a5165f31`	affected	< f779bd494f9521f89bfd4ce23953f3527341e9fd
`56c134f7f1b58be08bdb0ca8372474a4a5165f31`	affected	< 01708cf3dca2f88eca26269521cbcc8e2f054ee4
`56c134f7f1b58be08bdb0ca8372474a4a5165f31`	affected	< d54bb39cd34f44b32d5c4a8416fff8b01a9e76be
`56c134f7f1b58be08bdb0ca8372474a4a5165f31`	affected	< 6854cf33dddb212bd7c3d69189623876e7334075
`56c134f7f1b58be08bdb0ca8372474a4a5165f31`	affected	< a889978ec44fe33edb3fb7140dcbbb8e6465c1cb
`56c134f7f1b58be08bdb0ca8372474a4a5165f31`	affected	< 894632b862a39b3fe1cb5de06fbae86225ea64de
`5.15.149`	affected	< 5.15.212

Linux

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`5.19`	affected	—
`0`	unaffected	< 5.19
`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	≤ *

No data.

Vendor Product Confidence Versions

Linux

Linux Kernel

99%

Version	Status	Scheme	Platform
`[186b89659c4c67cccead52961eab0ca3b23951dc,77e26383083c59a67244fcf2e70eecd354451906)`	affected	code_commit	—
`[56c134f7f1b58be08bdb0ca8372474a4a5165f31,f779bd494f9521f89bfd4ce23953f3527341e9fd)`	affected	code_commit	—
`[56c134f7f1b58be08bdb0ca8372474a4a5165f31,01708cf3dca2f88eca26269521cbcc8e2f054ee4)`	affected	code_commit	—
`[56c134f7f1b58be08bdb0ca8372474a4a5165f31,d54bb39cd34f44b32d5c4a8416fff8b01a9e76be)`	affected	code_commit	—
`[56c134f7f1b58be08bdb0ca8372474a4a5165f31,6854cf33dddb212bd7c3d69189623876e7334075)`	affected	code_commit	—
`[56c134f7f1b58be08bdb0ca8372474a4a5165f31,a889978ec44fe33edb3fb7140dcbbb8e6465c1cb)`	affected	code_commit	—
`[56c134f7f1b58be08bdb0ca8372474a4a5165f31,894632b862a39b3fe1cb5de06fbae86225ea64de)`	affected	code_commit	—
`[5.15.149,5.15.212)`	affected	semver	—

Linux

Linux Kernel

99%

Version	Status	Scheme	Platform
`5.19`	affected	generic	—
`[0,5.19)`	unaffected	generic	—
`[5.15.212,5.16.0)`	unaffected	semver	—
`[6.1.178,6.2.0)`	unaffected	semver	—
`[6.6.145,6.7.0)`	unaffected	semver	—
`[6.12.97,6.13.0)`	unaffected	semver	—
`[6.18.40,6.19.0)`	unaffected	semver	—
`[7.1.5,7.2.0)`	unaffected	semver	—
`[7.2-rc1,*]`	unaffected	generic	—

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00215.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/01708cf3dca2f88eca26269521cbcc8e2f054ee4
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6854cf33dddb212bd7c3d69189623876e7334075
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/77e26383083c59a67244fcf2e70eecd354451906
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/894632b862a39b3fe1cb5de06fbae86225ea64de
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a889978ec44fe33edb3fb7140dcbbb8e6465c1cb
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d54bb39cd34f44b32d5c4a8416fff8b01a9e76be
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f779bd494f9521f89bfd4ce23953f3527341e9fd

History

Sat, 15 Aug 2026 19:30:00 +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: metronomefb: fix potential memory leak in metronomefb_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().
Title		fbdev: metronomefb: fix potential memory leak in metronomefb_probe()
First Time appeared		Linux Linux linux Kernel
CPEs		cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::
Vendors & Products		Linux Linux linux Kernel
References		https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/01708cf3dca2f88eca26269521cbcc8e2f054ee4 https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6854cf33dddb212bd7c3d69189623876e7334075 https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/77e26383083c59a67244fcf2e70eecd354451906 https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/894632b862a39b3fe1cb5de06fbae86225ea64de https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a889978ec44fe33edb3fb7140dcbbb8e6465c1cb https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d54bb39cd34f44b32d5c4a8416fff8b01a9e76be https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f779bd494f9521f89bfd4ce23953f3527341e9fd

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Linux Linux Kernel

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published: 2026-08-15T05:54:58.358Z

Updated: 2026-08-15T05:54:58.358Z

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

Link: CVE-2026-72276

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-15T06:21:57.590

Modified: 2026-08-15T06:21:57.590

Link: CVE-2026-72276

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-15T19:15:03Z

Weaknesses

CWE-401
Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime

Tracking

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