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().
CVE-2026-72265
NONE
EPSS 0.21%
Updated Aug 17, 2026
Nvidia
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/009a8514745b16c468acc25aa00539abbf38e1b5
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https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2515cd60f6b5ad680ed164aa6bd19b05270af34c
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https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/508704de34fb8c0dcbbf13397212363bbf0974de
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https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6ca48f23ce61a26349d7d084fb63b70499137c8e
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https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7e747f7b17ccce750502fd4d0b4e866fe4f066a6
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https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/85f5e38c162bdf9dbbe197275d416402712f3707
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https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e8172773e5251f4df2eed74caab6ca3195fed1ea
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https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ed3b3eb212441fb5f287dfd24ebafe11d634f009
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CVE Details
CVE ID
CVE-2026-72265
Published Date
Aug 15, 2026
Vendor
Nvidia
Severity
NONE
Exploit Prediction (EPSS)
Probability of Exploit
0.21%
Likelihood of exploitation in next 30 days
Percentile:
11.1th percentile (higher than 11.1% of all CVEs)
Standard patching cycle
Impact
Minimal impact
Source
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