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CVE-2025-38612 Detail

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.


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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3290f62f23fae05f2ec34085eb86dfb3648ef91f kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/47b3d6e8921bbb7b65c2dab8eaa8864901848c1c kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6771f121ae87490ddc19eabb7450383af9e01b6d kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6f9e2cf9e9c1a891a683329af35bb33ed9d38b5f kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/83ea0c7b8d12c67f6c4703d6c458627a7fc45fc0 kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a3177955f8da3c826a18b75e54881e2e9a9c96f1 kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b31cf6f7716a5d3e4461763f32d812acdaec6e74 kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c3b1c45c48117ed4d8797ee89d1155f16b72d490 kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eb2cb7dab60f9be0b435ac4a674255429a36d72c kernel.org

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source

Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2025-38612
NVD Published Date:
08/19/2025
NVD Last Modified:
08/28/2025
Source:
kernel.org