SB20260816107 - Memory leak in Linux kernel fbdev aty driver
Published: August 16, 2026
Security Bulletin ID
SB20260816107
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Partial DoS
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Memory leak (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-72272)
CWE-ID: CWE-401 - Missing release of memory after effective lifetime
CVSSv4: 4.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
The vulnerability allows a local user to cause a denial of service.
The vulnerability exists due to a memory leak in radeonfb_pci_register() when handling error paths after allocating display mode list entries. A local user can trigger the affected code path to cause a denial of service.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1b1b43342fbf11eaf2a8926b9ed4805579d772ac
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1c5387451176db5def499db809d718765f359a37
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/30a2ff955b66b16d4c98dc61f4fe8b3a57c6f7bb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a94a4a0ec2684454934ba104988d6222836a572f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c2c795a320e7ef9aa69c7f4bd2c9ac07064eff9a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c622a3eed6ad26879b6c0bc208fd6e3ffc4b7de3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/df8c1101c9a08859da612b5d0a08d55d475522c6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f4dacbfd885f34222e67145294de9b8479aa021d