RDMA/bnxt_re: Avoid repeated requests to allocate WC pages
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 2 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 6.6.160, 6.12.114, 6.18.40, 7.1.5, 7.2
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
Not affected: 4 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-72495
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3cmq-754m-66f5
- 2026-10-16 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-10-16 Priority changed: LOW → MEDIUM
- 2026-10-21 Fix available: Linux/Linux@00c71846874fea4917961236e49287a1850dcf98, Linux/[email protected], Linux/[email protected] +1 · CNA
- 2026-10-21 2 new references · CNA
- 2026-10-29 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
References
Other 5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8e59bd37d6d63a06ed452eaffe6c9d4ad903af7b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/00c71846874fea4917961236e49287a1850dcf98
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/478c4d24193fe3e6aa2accd4874ae43000e4a217
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/da406b8b49c1dfe661a497483940d7ee781430db
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/441baa79043431807115fd030d7d0bb14ed441a0
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Sources
- CVE-2026-72495 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-72495 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-3cmq-754m-66f5 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-72495 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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