CVE-2026-72276

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux kernel (affected versions not specified)

Description A memory leak exists in the metronomefb probe() function within the fbdev component. The issue occurs because memory allocated for pagerefs during the execution of fb deferred io init() is not properly released when an error path is triggered.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.