In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fbdev: broadsheetfb: fix potential memory leak in broadsheetfb_probe() The memory allocated for pagerefs in fb_deferred_io_init() is not freed on the error path. Fix it by calling fb_deferred_io_cleanup().

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.

  - fbdev: broadsheetfb: fix potential memory leak in broadsheetfb_probe() The memory allocated for pagerefs     in fb_deferred_io_init() is not freed on the error path. Fix it by calling fb_deferred_io_cleanup().
    (CVE-2026-72275)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.

An update of the linux package has been released.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Type	Severity
341880	Amazon Linux 2023 : bpftool6.18, kernel6.18, kernel6.18-devel (ALAS2023-2026-2071)	Nessus	Amazon Linux Local Security Checks	Local	high
339536	Amazon Linux 2 : kernel, --advisory ALAS2KERNEL-5.15-2026-113 (ALASKERNEL-5.15-2026-113)	Nessus	Amazon Linux Local Security Checks	Local	high
337703	Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-72275	Nessus	Misc.	Local	medium
337239	Amazon Linux 2023 : bpftool6.12, kernel6.12, kernel6.12-devel (ALAS2023-2026-2057)	Nessus	Amazon Linux Local Security Checks	Local	high
337226	Amazon Linux 2023 : bpftool, kernel, kernel-devel (ALAS2023-2026-2058)	Nessus	Amazon Linux Local Security Checks	Local	high
334784	Photon OS 5.0: Linux PHSA-2026-5.0-92-0952	Nessus	PhotonOS Local Security Checks	Local	high

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