CVE-2026-72497

highCVSS 8.8covered by 1 sourcefirst seen 2026-08-15

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.

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Exploitation outlook

Low exploitation risk0.12% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 2% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.

Advisory coverage (1)

highCVE-2026-72497: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: RDMA/bnxt_re: Add a max sl…nvd · 2026-08-15

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