fbdev: tridentfb: fix potential memory leak in trident_pci_probe()
In trident_pci_probe(), the memory allocated for modelist using
fb_videomode_to_modelist() is not freed in subsequent error paths.
Fix that by calling fb_destroy_modelist().
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Sat, 15 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fbdev: tridentfb: fix potential memory leak in trident_pci_probe() In trident_pci_probe(), the memory allocated for modelist using fb_videomode_to_modelist() is not freed in subsequent error paths. Fix that by calling fb_destroy_modelist(). | |
| Title | fbdev: tridentfb: fix potential memory leak in trident_pci_probe() | |
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Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2026-08-15T05:54:50.886Z
Reserved: 2026-08-09T03:40:39.915Z
Link: CVE-2026-72264
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NVD
Status : Received
Published: 2026-08-15T06:21:54.743
Modified: 2026-08-15T06:21:54.743
Link: CVE-2026-72264
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