CVE-2026-72496

CriticalCVSS 9.2

Published: 15/08/2026(UTC)Updated: 17/08/2026(UTC)Translated: 15/08/2026(UTC)NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk

0.16%

5th percentile - higher than 5% of all known CVEs

Summary

In the Linux kernel, in the RDMA/bnxt_re driver, the function bnxt_qplib_alloc_dpi returns success even when ioremap fails. Proper rollback is added for ioremap failure and -ENOMEM status is returned.

Risk Assessment

Lack of proper rollback may lead to an inconsistent driver state, potentially causing system crashes or unpredictable behavior.

Recommendation

Apply the Linux kernel update containing this fix to ensure proper error handling for ioremap in the bnxt_re driver.

Original NVD description (English source)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: RDMA/bnxt_re: Proper rollback if the ioremap fails bnxt_qplib_alloc_dpi returns success even if ioremap fails. Add the proper rollback when the ioremap fails and return -ENOMEM status.