{"apiVersion":"1.0","identifier":"CVE-2026-72266","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fbdev: vesafb: fix memory leak in vesafb_probe() Since commit 73ce73c30ba9 (-fbdev: Transfer video= option strings to caller; clarify ownership-) the string returned from fb_get_options() is expected to be freed by the caller. But the string is not freed in vesafb_probe(). Fix that by freeing the option string after setup.","publishedAt":"2026-08-15T06:21:55","lastModifiedAt":"2026-08-17T06:18:29","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-72266","cvssScore":null,"cvssVector":"Pending","epssProbability":0.002,"riskScore":0,"affectedProduct":"Linux kernel","affectedVersions":"unknown","vulnerabilityType":"Kernel","operatingSystems":[],"links":{"self":"https://www.redsauce.net/api/cves/CVE-2026-72266","webPages":{"es":"https://www.redsauce.net/es/cves/CVE-2026-72266","en":"https://www.redsauce.net/en/cves/CVE-2026-72266","fr":"https://www.redsauce.net/fr/cves/CVE-2026-72266","pt":"https://www.redsauce.net/pt/cves/CVE-2026-72266","de":"https://www.redsauce.net/de/cves/CVE-2026-72266","sk":"https://www.redsauce.net/sk/cves/CVE-2026-72266","el":"https://www.redsauce.net/el/cves/CVE-2026-72266"},"source":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-72266"}}