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 maxim…

Code

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• Repository · git.kernel.org
• Repository · git.kernel.org
• Repository · git.kernel.org

Timeline

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1. Aug 15, 2026 · NIST NVD

   Detected

   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.

2. Oct 15, 2026 · NIST NVD

   Updated

   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.

Sources

• CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-72497

  Official CVE identifier

  cve.org
• FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-72497

  30-day exploitation probability 0.2%

  first.org
• NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-72497

  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

  nvd.nist.gov

References

• Reference · git.kernel.org
• Reference · git.kernel.org
• Reference · git.kernel.org