CVE-2026-72495
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.
- Published Aug 15, 2026
- CVSS 9.3 critical
- 0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS)
- A fix is available
Affected software
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