{"cve":"CVE-2026-72273","nvd":{"published":"2026-08-15T06:21:56.887","modified":"2026-08-17T06:18:29.833","status":"Received","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nfbdev: efifb: fix memory leak in efifb_probe()\n\nSince commit 73ce73c30ba9 (\"fbdev: Transfer video= option strings to\ncaller; clarify ownership\") the string returned from fb_get_options()\nis expected to be freed by the caller, but the string is not freed in\nefifb_probe(). Fix that by freeing the option string after setup.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":[],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/475383daf5f855f5b2c3a9aa801f69b69a81799e","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5276e3f75ddb51f980a8903f4b39e73cf42415e5","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9b6eaf101656958397a6012bf43f6e2e42c9e5cb","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fafb2e08741b20027cee77918816de29a32d6fd6","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/febb5b4f67ace78d6b6862cc3c853b64710afb6c"],"products":[],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T22:48:17.459049833+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2026-72273","score":0.00209,"percentile":0.11052,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}