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  "details": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nfbdev: uvesafb: fix potential memory leak in uvesafb_probe()\n\nDue to an incorrect goto label, memory allocated for modedb and modelist\nin uvesafb_vbe_init() is not freed in some error paths. Fix this by\nupdating the goto label.",
  "id": "CVE-2026-72269",
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  "published": "2026-08-15T05:54:53.973Z",
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  "summary": "fbdev: uvesafb: fix potential memory leak in uvesafb_probe()"
}