CVE-2025-38612
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: staging: fbtft: fix potential memory leak in fbtft_framebuffer_alloc() In the error paths after fb_info structure is successfully allocated, the memory allocated in…
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Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.17%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: staging: fbtft: fix potential memory leak in fbtft_framebuffer_alloc() In the error paths after fb_info structure is successfully allocated, the memory allocated in fb_deferred_io_init() for info->pagerefs is not freed. Fix that by adding the cleanup function on the error path.
- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.17% probability · 7th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-401
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel · debian/debian linux
- Source
- 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3290f62f23fae05f2ec34085eb86dfb3648ef91fPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/47b3d6e8921bbb7b65c2dab8eaa8864901848c1cPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6771f121ae87490ddc19eabb7450383af9e01b6dPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6f9e2cf9e9c1a891a683329af35bb33ed9d38b5fPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/83ea0c7b8d12c67f6c4703d6c458627a7fc45fc0Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a3177955f8da3c826a18b75e54881e2e9a9c96f1Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b31cf6f7716a5d3e4461763f32d812acdaec6e74Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c3b1c45c48117ed4d8797ee89d1155f16b72d490Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eb2cb7dab60f9be0b435ac4a674255429a36d72cPatch
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00007.htmlThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00008.htmlThird Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.