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

fbdev: tdfxfb: fix potential memory leak in tdfxfb_probe()

In tdfxfb_probe(), the memory allocated for modelist using
fb_videomode_to_modelist() when CONFIG_FB_3DFX_I2C is defined, is not
freed in the subsequent error paths.
Fix that by calling fb_destroy_modelist().

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Linux Linux unaffected
Version Status Constraints
215059d2421f95c30d1fca6ff31357fcae9f67dc affected < 237611edf15172e4dc7fa9b3b71c2445602d3459
215059d2421f95c30d1fca6ff31357fcae9f67dc affected < 2199d70efc5bea0e9b4462a4f9e4c3d3c21c5d34
215059d2421f95c30d1fca6ff31357fcae9f67dc affected < b039e0693df003c5baa1e89630344f92a78afb15
215059d2421f95c30d1fca6ff31357fcae9f67dc affected < dfbb1a695d8891774c80c0e2a9192afb66469eb7
215059d2421f95c30d1fca6ff31357fcae9f67dc affected < b7b26adc2718ca8f81ca75cd03aee94269d00e8a
215059d2421f95c30d1fca6ff31357fcae9f67dc affected < e1ca9b8559e0f5959228626bdeaae530a1ee0337
215059d2421f95c30d1fca6ff31357fcae9f67dc affected < 2fd16a94bea5e0c3e93791436cf8a800b175762a
215059d2421f95c30d1fca6ff31357fcae9f67dc affected < bb019d755366cc3e777a12d4bf457ff289837370
Linux Linux affected
Version Status Constraints
2.6.30 affected —
0 unaffected < 2.6.30
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/2199d70efc5bea0e9b4462a4f9e4c3d3c21c5d34 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/237611edf15172e4dc7fa9b3b71c2445602d3459 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2fd16a94bea5e0c3e93791436cf8a800b175762a cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b039e0693df003c5baa1e89630344f92a78afb15 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b7b26adc2718ca8f81ca75cd03aee94269d00e8a cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bb019d755366cc3e777a12d4bf457ff289837370 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dfbb1a695d8891774c80c0e2a9192afb66469eb7 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e1ca9b8559e0f5959228626bdeaae530a1ee0337 cve-icon cve-icon
History

Sat, 15 Aug 2026 10:15:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-401

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

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Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fbdev: tdfxfb: fix potential memory leak in tdfxfb_probe() In tdfxfb_probe(), the memory allocated for modelist using fb_videomode_to_modelist() when CONFIG_FB_3DFX_I2C is defined, is not freed in the subsequent error paths. Fix that by calling fb_destroy_modelist().
Title fbdev: tdfxfb: fix potential memory leak in tdfxfb_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: 2026-08-15T05:54:53.357Z

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

Link: CVE-2026-72268

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Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-15T06:21:55.467

Modified: 2026-08-15T06:21:55.467

Link: CVE-2026-72268

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Updated: 2026-08-15T10:00:06Z

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