CVE-2026-72497

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.

CVSS v3 8.8 HIGH

8.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.0 / Impact : 6.0

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope CHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a59d815cbe667929b693b5fa6716a074e6a31c5b
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dc95931b7e1326dacae547874bf38c092e5960d8

Configurations

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History

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Information

Published : 2026-08-15 06:22

Updated : 2026-08-17 06:19

NVD link : CVE-2026-72497

Mitre link : CVE-2026-72497

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-72497

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Products Affected

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CWE

No CWE.

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