CVE-2026-72276
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Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fbdev: metronomefb: fix potential memory leak in metronomefb_probe() The memory allocated for pagerefs in fb_deferred_io_init() is not freed on the error path. Fix it by calling fb_deferred_io_cleanup().
Severity
Not scored
CVSS score
Not available
Vulnerability status
Received
Source identifier
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Published
2026-08-15 06:21:57.590000
Last modified
2026-11-06 17:19:42.317000
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