# CVE-2026-72265: fbdev: nvidia: fix potential memory leak in nvidiafb_probe()

Status: published. Published: 2026-08-15. Updated: 2026-11-06.

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

fbdev: nvidia: fix potential memory leak in nvidiafb_probe()

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

## Remediation

No remediation reported in collected sources

## Affected products and versions

- Linux / Linux: ≥ 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2; < 7e747f7b17ccce750502fd4d0b4e866fe4f066a6 (affected, git); ≥ 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2; < 2515cd60f6b5ad680ed164aa6bd19b05270af34c (affected, git); ≥ 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2; < 508704de34fb8c0dcbbf13397212363bbf0974de (affected, git); ≥ 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2; < 6ca48f23ce61a26349d7d084fb63b70499137c8e (affected, git); ≥ 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2; < e8172773e5251f4df2eed74caab6ca3195fed1ea (affected, git); ≥ 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2; < 009a8514745b16c468acc25aa00539abbf38e1b5 (affected, git); ≥ 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2; < ed3b3eb212441fb5f287dfd24ebafe11d634f009 (affected, git); ≥ 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2; < 85f5e38c162bdf9dbbe197275d416402712f3707 (affected, git). Source: CNA: Linux
- Linux / Linux: 2.6.12 (affected); ≥ 0; < 2.6.12 (unaffected, semver); ≥ 5.10.261; ≤ 5.10.* (unaffected, semver); ≥ 5.15.212; ≤ 5.15.* (unaffected, semver); ≥ 6.1.178; ≤ 6.1.* (unaffected, semver); ≥ 6.6.145; ≤ 6.6.* (unaffected, semver); ≥ 6.12.97; ≤ 6.12.* (unaffected, semver); ≥ 6.18.40; ≤ 6.18.* (unaffected, semver); ≥ 7.1.5; ≤ 7.1.* (unaffected, semver); ≥ 7.2; ≤ * (unaffected, original_commit_for_fix). Source: CNA: Linux

## Severity and prioritization

- CISA KEV: No listing in collected sources

- EPSS: 0.22% as of 2026-11-06; percentile 12.54%

- SSVC: exploitation none; automatable no; technical impact partial; source ADP: CISA-ADP

- Weaknesses: Not reported

## Exploit evidence

No exploit evidence in collected sources. This is not proof of no exploitation.

## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7e747f7b17ccce750502fd4d0b4e866fe4f066a6 (CNA: Linux)

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2515cd60f6b5ad680ed164aa6bd19b05270af34c (CNA: Linux)

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/508704de34fb8c0dcbbf13397212363bbf0974de (CNA: Linux)

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6ca48f23ce61a26349d7d084fb63b70499137c8e (CNA: Linux)

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e8172773e5251f4df2eed74caab6ca3195fed1ea (CNA: Linux)

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/009a8514745b16c468acc25aa00539abbf38e1b5 (CNA: Linux)

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ed3b3eb212441fb5f287dfd24ebafe11d634f009 (CNA: Linux)

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/85f5e38c162bdf9dbbe197275d416402712f3707 (CNA: Linux)

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/009a8514745b16c468acc25aa00539abbf38e1b5 (416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67)

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2515cd60f6b5ad680ed164aa6bd19b05270af34c (416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67)

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/508704de34fb8c0dcbbf13397212363bbf0974de (416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67)

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6ca48f23ce61a26349d7d084fb63b70499137c8e (416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67)

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7e747f7b17ccce750502fd4d0b4e866fe4f066a6 (416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67)

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/85f5e38c162bdf9dbbe197275d416402712f3707 (416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67)

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e8172773e5251f4df2eed74caab6ca3195fed1ea (416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67)

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ed3b3eb212441fb5f287dfd24ebafe11d634f009 (416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67)

## Provenance

- CNA: Linux: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-72265; retrieved 2026-11-06; source updated 2026-11-06

- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-72265; retrieved 2026-11-06; source updated 2026-11-06

- FIRST EPSS: https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2026-72265; retrieved 2026-11-06; source updated Not reported

Revision: 60869331f4016a69376e176ab0bfa0a075c400dbd9ede8a2ba7a2e5b27464cc8

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