Linux Kernel RDMA subsystem Vulnerability Rated 8.8 CVSS

Last refreshed2026-10-15

Status: UPDATED | Advisory ID: CVE-2026-72499

Key Details

CVE	CVE-2026-72499
CVSS Score / Version	8.8 (High) / CVSS v3.1
Updated	2026-10-15
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.

Vendor	Product	Affected Versions	Patch Status
Linux	Linux Kernel

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Linux

Linux Kernel

Subsystems	OT Supporting Infrastructure
Sectors	All Sectors

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

RDMA/bnxt_re: Free CQ toggle page after firmware teardown

Free the toggle page only after firmware teardown completes so that

an NQ interrupt arriving during bnxt_qplib_destroy_cq() won't write

the toggle value to an already-freed page. Move free_page() after

bnxt_qplib_destroy_cq. (NVD)

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

Source	Reference
NVD	https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-72499
CVE	https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-72499

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