CVE-2026-72264 fbdev: tridentfb: fix potential memory leak in trident_pci_probe()
A memory leak in the Trident framebuffer driver allows local attackers to exhaust kernel memory, causing denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2026-72264?
CVE-2026-72264 is a memory corruption vulnerability in Linux, published on 15 Aug 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
fbdev: tridentfb: fix potential memory leak in trident_pci_probe()
In trident_pci_probe(), the memory allocated for modelist using fb_videomode_to_modelist() is not freed in subsequent error paths. Fix that by calling fb_destroy_modelist().
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-72264?
How do I fix CVE-2026-72264?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2026-72264 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-72264 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as BELL-CVE-2026-72264, DEBIAN-CVE-2026-72264, GHSA-5xr8-chpm-xjwp, UBUNTU-CVE-2026-72264.