CVE-2026-72265

🗓️ 15 Aug 2026 05:54:51Reported by LinuxType

Memory leak in Linux kernel fbdev nvidia driver nvidiafb_probe() error paths freed via fb_destroy_modelist().

Reporter	Title	Published	Views	Family All 14
Cvelist	CVE-2026-72265 fbdev: nvidia: fix potential memory leak in nvidiafb_probe()	15 Aug 202605:54	–	cvelist
Debian CVE	CVE-2026-72265	15 Aug 202605:54	–	debiancve
Oracle linux	Unbreakable Enterprise kernel security update	4 Sep 202600:00	–	oraclelinux
EUVD	EUVD-2026-59164	15 Aug 202605:54	–	euvd
NVD	CVE-2026-72265	15 Aug 202606:21	–	nvd
OSV	BELL-CVE-2026-72265	18 Aug 202606:06	–	osv
OSV	DEBIAN-CVE-2026-72265	15 Aug 202606:21	–	osv
OSV	UBUNTU-CVE-2026-72265	15 Aug 202606:21	–	osv
Tenable Nessus	Photon OS 5.0: Linux PHSA-2026-5.0-92-0952	12 Aug 202600:00	–	nessus
Tenable Nessus	Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-72265	18 Aug 202600:00	–	nessus

Vulners

CNA

Node

linux linux_kernelRange2.6.12–5.10.261

linux linux_kernelRange5.11.0–5.15.212

linux linux_kernelRange5.16.0–6.1.178

linux linux_kernelRange6.2.0–6.6.145

linux linux_kernelRange6.7.0–6.12.97

linux linux_kernelRange6.13.0–6.18.40

linux linux_kernelRange6.19.0–7.1.5

linux linux_kernelRange7.2.0≥

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    "vendor": "Linux",
    "defaultStatus": "unaffected",
    "repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git",
    "programFiles": [
      "drivers/video/fbdev/nvidia/nvidia.c"
    ],
    "versions": [
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    ],
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        "status": "affected"
      },
      {
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        "status": "unaffected",
        "versionType": "semver"
      },
      {
        "version": "5.10.261",
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      {
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      },
      {
        "version": "6.1.178",
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        "status": "unaffected",
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      },
      {
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        "status": "unaffected",
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      },
      {
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      },
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      },
      {
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        "version": "7.2",
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        "status": "unaffected",
        "versionType": "original_commit_for_fix"
      }
    ]
  }
]

Source	Link
git	www.git.kernel.org/stable/c/009a8514745b16c468acc25aa00539abbf38e1b5
git	www.git.kernel.org/stable/c/2515cd60f6b5ad680ed164aa6bd19b05270af34c
git	www.git.kernel.org/stable/c/7e747f7b17ccce750502fd4d0b4e866fe4f066a6
git	www.git.kernel.org/stable/c/e8172773e5251f4df2eed74caab6ca3195fed1ea
git	www.git.kernel.org/stable/c/ed3b3eb212441fb5f287dfd24ebafe11d634f009
git	www.git.kernel.org/stable/c/508704de34fb8c0dcbbf13397212363bbf0974de
git	www.git.kernel.org/stable/c/6ca48f23ce61a26349d7d084fb63b70499137c8e
git	www.git.kernel.org/stable/c/85f5e38c162bdf9dbbe197275d416402712f3707

17 Aug 2026 06:18Current

5.3Medium risk

Vulners AI Score5.3

EPSS0.0021