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CVE-2026-72495

Last refreshed2026-10-17

Status: UPDATED  |  Advisory ID: CVE-2026-72495

Key Details

CVECVE-2026-72495
CVSS Score / Version
9.3 (Critical) / CVSS v3.1
Updated2026-10-16
CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS Prose
attack vector is local; attack complexity is low; privileges required is none; user interaction is none; scope is changed; confidentiality impact is high; integrity impact is high; availability impact is high.
Affected products
Linux Kernel

Affected Products, Subsystems & Sectors

VendorProductAffected VersionsPatch Status
LinuxLinux Kernel
SubsystemsOT Supporting Infrastructure
SectorsAll Sectors

What to Know

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

RDMA/bnxt_re: Avoid repeated requests to allocate WC pages

Applications can request multiple WC pages for the same ucontext.

As of now, only 1 WC page per ucontext is supported. Add a lock to

avoid concurrent access and a check to fail repeated requests.

Also, if the mmap entry insert fails for the WC, free the Doorbell

page index mapped for the WC page. (NVD)

What to Do

Monitor Linux's web page for any future patch releases.

References

SourceReference
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-72495
CVEhttps://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-72495

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