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  "details": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nfbdev: i740fb: fix potential memory leak in i740fb_probe()\n\nIn i740fb_probe(), the memory allocated in fb_videomode_to_modelist()\nfor modelist is not freed in the error paths. Fix that by calling\nfb_destroy_modelist().",
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  "published": "2026-08-15T05:54:55.203Z",
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