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  "details": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nfbdev: efifb: fix memory leak in efifb_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\nefifb_probe(). Fix that by freeing the option string after setup.",
  "id": "CVE-2026-72273",
  "modified": "2026-08-16T03:31:19.470273709Z",
  "published": "2026-08-15T05:54:56.440Z",
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      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-72273"
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      "type": "PACKAGE",
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  "schema_version": "1.9.0",
  "summary": "fbdev: efifb: fix memory leak in efifb_probe()"
}