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    "osv_generated_from": "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/72xxx/CVE-2026-72266.json"
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  "details": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nfbdev: vesafb: fix memory leak in vesafb_probe()\n\nSince commit 73ce73c30ba9 (\"fbdev: Transfer video= option strings to\ncaller; clarify ownership\") the string returned from fb_get_options()\nis expected to be freed by the caller. But the string is not freed in\nvesafb_probe(). Fix that by freeing the option string after setup.",
  "id": "CVE-2026-72266",
  "modified": "2026-08-16T03:31:25.511096086Z",
  "published": "2026-08-15T05:54:52.121Z",
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      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/124df55c7201d011a3fead2205685b6c47eae093"
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      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/43af398217ca8940bf30643fd1150b4c655b8a88"
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7b96ce9f8e47538c3c6eebbb217c94d696975cac"
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      "url": "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/72xxx/CVE-2026-72266.json"
    },
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      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-72266"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git"
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  "schema_version": "1.9.0",
  "summary": "fbdev: vesafb: fix memory leak in vesafb_probe()"
}