SB20260816118 - Memory leak in Linux kernel video fbdev driver
Published: August 16, 2026
Security Bulletin ID
SB20260816118
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-2026-72264)
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 trident_pci_probe() when handling a PCI device probe error path. A local user can trigger the vulnerable code path to cause a denial of service.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/089d149ccd7c3ac3d5e14ac65e558dcd9ec27583
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2efd9797331a559b93ab888f451838f87bd6dfa3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4ebe2c3a7db6332aab3655f8c552ca387c1dc199
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5bdb6f11ad0398b11a3ae4d9104035f9dc628cdc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7a35ec619d9af8ee128320975c1252b8ad65f1e8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/868432039a3fd7c2c0d515e48f33d5e43391666c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8d16e5bc78478176621cac0f4c381136d3c92c5f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/de9cf16e39c0378716e9764fc0fbb6d4b45a1ee1