CVE-2026-72497
High
Description
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.
SeverityHigh
CVSS8.8
Exploit probability—
Product
Linux
PublishedAug 15, 2026
First seenAug 15, 2026
How to fix
Update
- Linux Linuxd4d1c78b56b6abc0dcb6015faaed2cf4d0f2797b, 2106c337905d7445d75818e36920b63f9211c584, a59d815cbe667929b693b5fa6716a074e6a31c5b, dc95931b7e1326dacae547874bf38c092e5960d8 or later
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Linux Linux | d8ea645d6984c84a87032063a0941f15a323831f ≤ v < d4d1c78b56b6abc0dcb6015faaed2cf4d0f2797b, d8ea645d6984c84a87032063a0941f15a323831f ≤ v < 2106c337905d7445d75818e36920b63f9211c584, d8ea645d6984c84a87032063a0941f15a323831f ≤ v < a59d815cbe667929b693b5fa6716a074e6a31c5b, d8ea645d6984c84a87032063a0941f15a323831f ≤ v < dc95931b7e1326dacae547874bf38c092e5960d8, 6.12 | d4d1c78b56b6abc0dcb6015faaed2cf4d0f2797b, 2106c337905d7445d75818e36920b63f9211c584, a59d815cbe667929b693b5fa6716a074e6a31c5b, dc95931b7e1326dacae547874bf38c092e5960d8 |
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