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CVE-2026-72497

RDMA/bnxt_re: Add a max slot check for SQ

HIGH
8.8
CVSS Score
Published: August 15, 2026 at 05:57 AM UTC
Updated: October 21, 2026 at 01:19 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
HIGH8.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: RDMA/bnxt_re: Add a max slot check for SQ The variable WQE mode must be validated against the maximum slots supported by HW. The max supported value is 64K. Adding a max and min check and fail if user supplied value is more than the max supported and zero.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Linux Kernel· Linux
90%
6.12d8ea645d6984c84a87032063a0941f15a323831f
Vendor states this is fixed in a59d815cbe667929b693b5fa6716a074e6a31c5b (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in dc95931b7e1326dacae547874bf38c092e5960d8 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.12 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.12.114 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.18.57 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7.1.5 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7.2 (unaffected)

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (4)

Source: cverecord
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a59d815cbe667929b693b5fa6716a074e6a31c5b
Source: cverecord
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dc95931b7e1326dacae547874bf38c092e5960d8
Source: cverecord
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2106c337905d7445d75818e36920b63f9211c584
Source: cverecord
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d4d1c78b56b6abc0dcb6015faaed2cf4d0f2797b

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

8.8HIGHLinux
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusRECEIVED

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