{"dataType": "CVE_RECORD", "dataVersion": "5.2", "cveMetadata": {"cveId": "CVE-2026-72268", "assignerOrgId": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "state": "PUBLISHED", "assignerShortName": "Linux", "dateReserved": "2026-08-09T03:40:39.916Z", "datePublished": "2026-08-15T05:54:53.357Z", "dateUpdated": "2026-08-17T05:11:27.859Z"}, "containers": {"cna": {"providerMetadata": {"orgId": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "shortName": "Linux", "dateUpdated": "2026-08-17T05:11:27.859Z"}, "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nfbdev: tdfxfb: fix potential memory leak in tdfxfb_probe()\n\nIn tdfxfb_probe(), the memory allocated for modelist using\nfb_videomode_to_modelist() when CONFIG_FB_3DFX_I2C is defined, is not\nfreed in the subsequent error paths.\nFix that by calling fb_destroy_modelist()."}], "affected": [{"product": "Linux", "vendor": "Linux", "defaultStatus": "unaffected", "repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git", "programFiles": ["drivers/video/fbdev/tdfxfb.c"], "versions": [{"version": "215059d2421f95c30d1fca6ff31357fcae9f67dc", "lessThan": "237611edf15172e4dc7fa9b3b71c2445602d3459", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git"}, {"version": "215059d2421f95c30d1fca6ff31357fcae9f67dc", "lessThan": "2199d70efc5bea0e9b4462a4f9e4c3d3c21c5d34", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git"}, {"version": "215059d2421f95c30d1fca6ff31357fcae9f67dc", "lessThan": "b039e0693df003c5baa1e89630344f92a78afb15", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git"}, {"version": "215059d2421f95c30d1fca6ff31357fcae9f67dc", "lessThan": "dfbb1a695d8891774c80c0e2a9192afb66469eb7", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git"}, {"version": "215059d2421f95c30d1fca6ff31357fcae9f67dc", "lessThan": "b7b26adc2718ca8f81ca75cd03aee94269d00e8a", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git"}, {"version": "215059d2421f95c30d1fca6ff31357fcae9f67dc", "lessThan": "e1ca9b8559e0f5959228626bdeaae530a1ee0337", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git"}, {"version": "215059d2421f95c30d1fca6ff31357fcae9f67dc", "lessThan": "2fd16a94bea5e0c3e93791436cf8a800b175762a", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git"}, {"version": "215059d2421f95c30d1fca6ff31357fcae9f67dc", "lessThan": "bb019d755366cc3e777a12d4bf457ff289837370", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git"}]}, {"product": "Linux", "vendor": "Linux", "defaultStatus": "affected", "repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git", "programFiles": ["drivers/video/fbdev/tdfxfb.c"], "versions": [{"version": "2.6.30", "status": "affected"}, {"version": "0", "lessThan": "2.6.30", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver"}, {"version": "5.10.261", "lessThanOrEqual": "5.10.*", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver"}, {"version": "5.15.212", "lessThanOrEqual": "5.15.*", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver"}, {"version": "6.1.178", "lessThanOrEqual": "6.1.*", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver"}, {"version": "6.6.145", "lessThanOrEqual": "6.6.*", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver"}, {"version": "6.12.97", "lessThanOrEqual": "6.12.*", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver"}, {"version": "6.18.40", "lessThanOrEqual": "6.18.*", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver"}, {"version": "7.1.5", "lessThanOrEqual": "7.1.*", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver"}, {"version": "7.2", "lessThanOrEqual": "*", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "original_commit_for_fix"}]}], "cpeApplicability": [{"nodes": [{"operator": "OR", "negate": false, "cpeMatch": [{"vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "2.6.30", "versionEndExcluding": "5.10.261"}, {"vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "2.6.30", "versionEndExcluding": "5.15.212"}, {"vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "2.6.30", "versionEndExcluding": "6.1.178"}, {"vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "2.6.30", "versionEndExcluding": "6.6.145"}, {"vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "2.6.30", "versionEndExcluding": "6.12.97"}, {"vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "2.6.30", "versionEndExcluding": "6.18.40"}, {"vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "2.6.30", "versionEndExcluding": "7.1.5"}, {"vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "2.6.30", "versionEndExcluding": "7.2"}]}]}], "references": [{"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/237611edf15172e4dc7fa9b3b71c2445602d3459"}, {"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2199d70efc5bea0e9b4462a4f9e4c3d3c21c5d34"}, {"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b039e0693df003c5baa1e89630344f92a78afb15"}, {"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dfbb1a695d8891774c80c0e2a9192afb66469eb7"}, {"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b7b26adc2718ca8f81ca75cd03aee94269d00e8a"}, {"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e1ca9b8559e0f5959228626bdeaae530a1ee0337"}, {"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2fd16a94bea5e0c3e93791436cf8a800b175762a"}, {"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bb019d755366cc3e777a12d4bf457ff289837370"}], "title": "fbdev: tdfxfb: fix potential memory leak in tdfxfb_probe()", "x_generator": {"engine": "bippy-1.2.0"}}}}

{}

{"affected": [{"affectedData": [{"defaultStatus": "unaffected", "product": "Linux", "programFiles": ["drivers/video/fbdev/tdfxfb.c"], "repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git", "vendor": "Linux", "versions": [{"lessThan": "237611edf15172e4dc7fa9b3b71c2445602d3459", "status": "affected", "version": "215059d2421f95c30d1fca6ff31357fcae9f67dc", "versionType": "git"}, {"lessThan": "2199d70efc5bea0e9b4462a4f9e4c3d3c21c5d34", "status": "affected", "version": "215059d2421f95c30d1fca6ff31357fcae9f67dc", "versionType": "git"}, {"lessThan": "b039e0693df003c5baa1e89630344f92a78afb15", "status": "affected", "version": "215059d2421f95c30d1fca6ff31357fcae9f67dc", "versionType": "git"}, {"lessThan": "dfbb1a695d8891774c80c0e2a9192afb66469eb7", "status": "affected", "version": "215059d2421f95c30d1fca6ff31357fcae9f67dc", "versionType": "git"}, {"lessThan": "b7b26adc2718ca8f81ca75cd03aee94269d00e8a", "status": "affected", "version": "215059d2421f95c30d1fca6ff31357fcae9f67dc", "versionType": "git"}, {"lessThan": "e1ca9b8559e0f5959228626bdeaae530a1ee0337", "status": "affected", "version": "215059d2421f95c30d1fca6ff31357fcae9f67dc", "versionType": "git"}, {"lessThan": "2fd16a94bea5e0c3e93791436cf8a800b175762a", "status": "affected", "version": "215059d2421f95c30d1fca6ff31357fcae9f67dc", "versionType": "git"}, {"lessThan": "bb019d755366cc3e777a12d4bf457ff289837370", "status": "affected", "version": "215059d2421f95c30d1fca6ff31357fcae9f67dc", "versionType": "git"}]}, {"defaultStatus": "affected", "product": "Linux", "programFiles": ["drivers/video/fbdev/tdfxfb.c"], "repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git", "vendor": "Linux", "versions": [{"status": "affected", "version": "2.6.30"}, {"lessThan": "2.6.30", "status": "unaffected", "version": "0", "versionType": "semver"}, {"lessThanOrEqual": "5.10.*", "status": "unaffected", "version": "5.10.261", "versionType": "semver"}, {"lessThanOrEqual": "5.15.*", "status": "unaffected", "version": "5.15.212", "versionType": "semver"}, {"lessThanOrEqual": "6.1.*", "status": "unaffected", "version": "6.1.178", "versionType": "semver"}, {"lessThanOrEqual": "6.6.*", "status": "unaffected", "version": "6.6.145", "versionType": "semver"}, {"lessThanOrEqual": "6.12.*", "status": "unaffected", "version": "6.12.97", "versionType": "semver"}, {"lessThanOrEqual": "6.18.*", "status": "unaffected", "version": "6.18.40", "versionType": "semver"}, {"lessThanOrEqual": "7.1.*", "status": "unaffected", "version": "7.1.5", "versionType": "semver"}, {"lessThanOrEqual": "*", "status": "unaffected", "version": "7.2", "versionType": "original_commit_for_fix"}]}], "source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"}], "cveTags": [], "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nfbdev: tdfxfb: fix potential memory leak in tdfxfb_probe()\n\nIn tdfxfb_probe(), the memory allocated for modelist using\nfb_videomode_to_modelist() when CONFIG_FB_3DFX_I2C is defined, is not\nfreed in the subsequent error paths.\nFix that by calling fb_destroy_modelist()."}], "id": "CVE-2026-72268", "lastModified": "2026-08-17T06:18:29.267", "metrics": {}, "published": "2026-08-15T06:21:55.467", "references": [{"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2199d70efc5bea0e9b4462a4f9e4c3d3c21c5d34"}, {"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/237611edf15172e4dc7fa9b3b71c2445602d3459"}, {"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2fd16a94bea5e0c3e93791436cf8a800b175762a"}, {"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b039e0693df003c5baa1e89630344f92a78afb15"}, {"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b7b26adc2718ca8f81ca75cd03aee94269d00e8a"}, {"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bb019d755366cc3e777a12d4bf457ff289837370"}, {"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dfbb1a695d8891774c80c0e2a9192afb66469eb7"}, {"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e1ca9b8559e0f5959228626bdeaae530a1ee0337"}], "sourceIdentifier": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "vulnStatus": "Received"}

{"bugzilla": {"description": "kernel: fbdev: tdfxfb: fix potential memory leak in tdfxfb_probe()", "id": "2516393", "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2516393"}, "csaw": false, "cvss3": {"cvss3_base_score": "5.5", "cvss3_scoring_vector": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H", "status": "draft"}, "cwe": "CWE-772", "details": ["A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's tdfxfb driver. Specifically, the `tdfxfb_probe()` function, when the `CONFIG_FB_3DFX_I2C` option is enabled, does not properly free memory allocated for the modelist in certain error handling paths. This oversight can lead to a memory leak, which a local attacker could potentially exploit to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) by exhausting system memory."], "name": "CVE-2026-72268", "package_state": [{"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10", "fix_state": "Not affected", "package_name": "kernel", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6", "fix_state": "Not affected", "package_name": "kernel", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7", "fix_state": "Not affected", "package_name": "kernel", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7", "fix_state": "Not affected", "package_name": "kernel-rt", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8", "fix_state": "Not affected", "package_name": "kernel", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8", "fix_state": "Not affected", "package_name": "kernel-rt", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9", "fix_state": "Not affected", "package_name": "kernel", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9", "fix_state": "Not affected", "package_name": "kernel-rt", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9"}], "public_date": "2026-08-15T00:00:00Z", "references": ["https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-72268\nhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-72268\nhttps://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2026081556-CVE-2026-72268-6e55@gregkh/T"], "threat_severity": "Moderate"}

{"affected": [{"configurations": [{"platform": null, "status": "affected", "versions": {"scheme": "code_commit", "value": "[215059d2421f95c30d1fca6ff31357fcae9f67dc,237611edf15172e4dc7fa9b3b71c2445602d3459)"}}, {"platform": null, "status": "affected", "versions": {"scheme": "code_commit", "value": "[215059d2421f95c30d1fca6ff31357fcae9f67dc,2199d70efc5bea0e9b4462a4f9e4c3d3c21c5d34)"}}, {"platform": null, "status": "affected", "versions": {"scheme": "code_commit", "value": "[215059d2421f95c30d1fca6ff31357fcae9f67dc,b039e0693df003c5baa1e89630344f92a78afb15)"}}, {"platform": null, "status": "affected", "versions": {"scheme": "code_commit", "value": "[215059d2421f95c30d1fca6ff31357fcae9f67dc,dfbb1a695d8891774c80c0e2a9192afb66469eb7)"}}, {"platform": null, "status": "affected", "versions": {"scheme": "code_commit", "value": "[215059d2421f95c30d1fca6ff31357fcae9f67dc,b7b26adc2718ca8f81ca75cd03aee94269d00e8a)"}}, {"platform": null, "status": "affected", "versions": {"scheme": "code_commit", "value": "[215059d2421f95c30d1fca6ff31357fcae9f67dc,e1ca9b8559e0f5959228626bdeaae530a1ee0337)"}}, {"platform": null, "status": "affected", "versions": {"scheme": "code_commit", "value": "[215059d2421f95c30d1fca6ff31357fcae9f67dc,2fd16a94bea5e0c3e93791436cf8a800b175762a)"}}, {"platform": null, "status": "affected", "versions": {"scheme": "code_commit", "value": "[215059d2421f95c30d1fca6ff31357fcae9f67dc,bb019d755366cc3e777a12d4bf457ff289837370)"}}], "enrichment": {"confidence": 99.0, "confidence_source": "inferred", "scores": [{"score": 99.0, "source": "inferred"}, {"score": 100.0, "source": "matching"}]}, "original": {"product": "Linux", "source": "cna", "vendor": "Linux"}, "product": "linux_kernel", "vendor": "linux"}, {"configurations": [{"platform": null, "status": "affected", "versions": {"scheme": "semver", "value": "2.6.30"}}, {"platform": null, "status": "unaffected", "versions": {"scheme": "semver", "value": "[0,2.6.30)"}}, {"platform": null, "status": "unaffected", "versions": {"scheme": "semver", "value": "[5.10.261,5.11.0)"}}, {"platform": null, "status": "unaffected", "versions": {"scheme": "semver", "value": "[5.15.212,5.16.0)"}}, {"platform": null, "status": "unaffected", "versions": {"scheme": "semver", "value": "[6.1.178,6.2.0)"}}, {"platform": null, "status": "unaffected", "versions": {"scheme": "semver", "value": "[6.6.145,6.7.0)"}}, {"platform": null, "status": "unaffected", "versions": {"scheme": "semver", "value": "[6.12.97,6.13.0)"}}, {"platform": null, "status": "unaffected", "versions": {"scheme": "semver", "value": "[6.18.40,6.19.0)"}}, {"platform": null, "status": "unaffected", "versions": {"scheme": "semver", "value": "[7.1.5,7.2.0)"}}, {"platform": null, "status": "unaffected", "versions": {"scheme": "generic", "value": "[7.2-rc1,*]"}}], "enrichment": {"confidence": 99.0, "confidence_source": "inferred", "scores": [{"score": 99.0, "source": "inferred"}, {"score": 100.0, "source": "matching"}]}, "original": {"product": "Linux", "source": "cna", "vendor": "Linux"}, "product": "linux_kernel", "vendor": "linux"}], "created": "2026-08-15T10:00:06.528053+00:00", "updated": "2026-08-18T14:30:05.128429+00:00", "vendors": ["linux", "linux$PRODUCT$linux_kernel"], "weaknesses": ["CWE-401", "CWE-772"]}