CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-72498

Low risk· EPSS 6%
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.17%

6th percentile - higher than 6% of all known CVEs

Summary

In the Linux kernel's RDMA bnxt_re driver, when dumping MR info using the rdma tool, the kernel pointer mr_hwq is displayed. There is no need to expose this value to the end user, so it has been removed.

Risk Assessment

Risk of leaking kernel address information, which could facilitate attacks using ASLR bypass techniques or other methods that rely on address knowledge.

Recommendation

Apply the Linux kernel update containing the fix for CVE-2026-72498.

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Original NVD description (English source)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: RDMA/bnxt_re: Avoid displaying the kernel pointer While dumping the info on MR using the rdma tool, we dump the mr_hwq which is a kernel pointer. There is no need to expose this value for end user. So avoid it.

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