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Linux Kernel RDMA subsystem Vulnerability Rated 8.8 CVSS

Last refreshed2026-10-15

Status: UPDATED  |  Advisory ID: CVE-2026-72497

Key Details

CVECVE-2026-72497
CVSS Score / Version
8.8 (High) / CVSS v3.1
Updated2026-10-15
CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS Prose
attack vector is local; attack complexity is low; privileges required is low; user interaction is none; scope is changed; confidentiality impact is high; integrity impact is high; availability impact is high.
Affected products
Linux Kernel
Exploitation prediction (EPSS)
0.17% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days (5% percentile) -- FIRST.org's EPSS model.

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: 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. (NVD)

What to Do

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

References

SourceReference
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-72497
CVEhttps://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-72497

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