CVE-2026-74296

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: RDMA/mlx5: Release the HW‑provided UAR index rather than the SW one Free the UAR index returned by the hardware.

CVSS v3 7.8 HIGH

7.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/449ae7927152e46acbe5f19f97eafdae6d3a96b1
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6f83de384ca582fa87b4c2b0d03bd1ed3bf9a2ee
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/80f1f49f53a42733e60c90e0ec545e647969214d
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aabfc845838ef453f1d22d7665596f9cc48be7dd
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d3ff718c0c7153e2641e6a09507bace14fc5c402
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ef369446f62903ea079e8a7954b5bf8bb8300fe3

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-2026-74296

Mitre link : CVE-2026-74296

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-74296

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Products Affected

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CWE

No CWE.

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