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CVE-2026-72497: RDMA/bnxt_re: Add a max slot check for SQ

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2026-08-15 · updated 2026-10-21

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.

Affected products

• Linux kernel: 6.12 — fixed in 7.2

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux kernel 7.2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2106c337905d7445d75818e36920b63f9211c584
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a59d815cbe667929b693b5fa6716a074e6a31c5b
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d4d1c78b56b6abc0dcb6015faaed2cf4d0f2797b
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dc95931b7e1326dacae547874bf38c092e5960d8

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