CVE-2026-72495

CRITICAL CVSS 3.1: 9.3 EPSS 0.18%
Updated Aug 17, 2026
Linux
Parameter Value
CVSS 9.3 (CRITICAL)
Affected Versions 6.5 — 7.2-rc1
Fixed In 6.18.40
Vendor Linux
Public PoC No

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: RDMA/bnxt_re: Avoid repeated requests to allocate WC pages Applications can request multiple WC pages for the same ucontext. As of now, only 1 WC page per ucontext is supported. Add a lock to avoid concurrent access and a check to fail repeated requests.

Also, if the mmap entry insert fails for the WC, free the Doorbell page index mapped for the WC page.

Attack Parameters

Attack Vector
Local
Requires local access
Attack Complexity
Low
Easy to exploit
Privileges Required
None
No privileges needed
User Interaction
None
No user interaction needed

Impact Assessment

Confidentiality
High
Complete data leak
Integrity
High
Complete data modification
Availability
High
Complete denial of service

CVSS Vector v3.1

Vulnerable Products 3

Configuration From (including) Up to (excluding)
Linux Linux_Kernel
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
6.5 6.18.40
Linux Linux_Kernel
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
6.5 7.1.5
Linux Linux_Kernel
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
6.5 7.2-rc1