Vulnerability · Published Aug 15, 2026 · Assigned by Linux

CVE-2026-72495RDMA/bnxt_re: Avoid repeated requests to allocate WC pages

Critical 9.3

In plain English

A critical-severity security flaw in Linux from Linux. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 8% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)9.3Critical
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 91.8% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

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.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian:13linux6.12.115-2DEBIAN-CVE-2026-72495
Debian:14linux7.1.5-1DEBIAN-CVE-2026-72495
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinuxno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-72495
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux7.0.0-34.34UBUNTU-CVE-2026-72495
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-allwinner-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-72495
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-awsno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-72495
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-aws7.0.0-1013.13UBUNTU-CVE-2026-72495
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-72495
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-72495
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-72495
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-72495
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-72495
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-72495
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws-7.07.0.0-1013.13~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-72495
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azureno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-72495
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-azure7.0.0-1017.17UBUNTU-CVE-2026-72495
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-72495
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-72495
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-72495
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-72495
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-72495
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-72495
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-72495
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-7.07.0.0-1017.17~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-72495
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fdeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-72495
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde7.0.0-1016.16UBUNTU-CVE-2026-72495
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-72495
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-72495
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-72495
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-72495
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-72495
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-7.07.0.0-1016.16~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-72495
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-nvidiano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-72495
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-nvidia-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-72495
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcpno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-72495
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-gcp7.0.0-1013.13UBUNTU-CVE-2026-72495
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-72495
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-72495
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-72495
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-72495
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-72495
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-72495
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-72495
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-7.07.0.0-1013.13~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-72495
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gkeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-72495
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-gke7.0.0-1007.8UBUNTU-CVE-2026-72495
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gkeopno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-72495
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-72495
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-72495
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-72495
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-72495
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-72495
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-72495
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-72495
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-7.07.0.0-34.34~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-72495
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-ibmno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-72495
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-ibm7.0.0-1014.14UBUNTU-CVE-2026-72495
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibm-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-72495
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iot-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-72495
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatencyno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-72495
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-72495
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-72495
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-72495
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-72495
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-72495
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidiano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-72495
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-nvidiano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-72495
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-72495
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-72495
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-72495
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-72495
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-72495
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-7.07.0.0-1024.25~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-72495
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-bos7.0.0-2022.23UBUNTU-CVE-2026-72495
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-lowlatencyno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-72495
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegra6.8.0-1035.38UBUNTU-CVE-2026-72495
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-5.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-72495
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-72495
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.1no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-72495
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-72495
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-72495
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-72495
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-72495
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-72495
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-oem-7.07.0.0-1014.14UBUNTU-CVE-2026-72495
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracleno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-72495
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-oracle7.0.0-1012.12UBUNTU-CVE-2026-72495
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-72495
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-72495
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-72495
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-72495
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle-7.07.0.0-1012.12~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-72495
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspino fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-72495
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-raspi7.0.0-1020.20UBUNTU-CVE-2026-72495
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspi-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-72495
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-72495
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-72495
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-realtime7.0.0-34.34.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-72495
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-72495
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-72495
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-riscv7.0.0-34.34.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-72495
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-72495
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-72495
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-72495
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-72495
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-72495
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscv-7.07.0.0-34.34.1~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-72495
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-72495
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-72495
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-72495
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-vmwareno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-72495
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-xilinxno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-72495

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Linux Linux 360da60d6c6edb9740de7a8e6d8969d62ceff956 – before 8e59bd37d6d63a06ed452eaffe6c9d4ad903af7b360da60d6c6edb9740de7a8e6d8969d62ceff956 – before 00c71846874fea4917961236e49287a1850dcf98360da60d6c6edb9740de7a8e6d8969d62ceff956 – before 478c4d24193fe3e6aa2accd4874ae43000e4a217360da60d6c6edb9740de7a8e6d8969d62ceff956 – before da406b8b49c1dfe661a497483940d7ee781430db360da60d6c6edb9740de7a8e6d8969d62ceff956 – before 441baa79043431807115fd030d7d0bb14ed441a0
Linux Linux 6.5

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