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CVE-2026-72501: RDMA/bnxt_re: Initialize dpi variable to zero

Noroxi assessment

Priority: Monitor (action score 0/100)

  • The sources we track (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei, GitHub) show no public exploit code or exploitation in the wild.
  • Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.16% (FIRST EPSS).
  • Fixed version: Linux Linux 31ba386230e6093991b4800a59c42ed1766627df, 3d00b375853fbbf4157ad092884b4ed9a49429c1, 88baaa8ca3731b9d1184a0772ac44d5738d294e8; azl3 kernel 6.6.152.1-1 on Azure Linux 3.0 Release Notes; azl3 kernel 6.6.157.1-1 on Azure Linux 3.0 Release Notes.

Low priority for now. Upgrade to Linux Linux 31ba386230e6093991b4800a59c42ed1766627df, 3d00b375853fbbf4157ad092884b4ed9a49429c1, 88baaa8ca3731b9d1184a0772ac44d5738d294e8; azl3 kernel 6.6.152.1-1 on Azure Linux 3.0 Release Notes; azl3 kernel 6.6.157.1-1 on Azure Linux 3.0 Release Notes or later.

Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it

Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: RDMA/bnxt_re: Initialize dpi variable to zero dpi is initialized only for BNXT_RE_ALLOC_WC_PAGE, but copied for all the cases. So initialize the dpi to 0.

—No exploit Fix available
Published
Aug 15, 2026
Updated
Oct 21, 2026
EPSS
0.1% · 6th percentile
CWE
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Action score

0

Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS
0 / 40 · —
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 0.1%

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Versions reported by the vendor

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  • Linux Linux

    • 6.5affected
    • 360da60d6c6edb9740de7a8e6d8969d62ceff956 and later · before 88baaa8ca3731b9d1184a0772ac44d5738d294e8affected · git
    • 360da60d6c6edb9740de7a8e6d8969d62ceff956 and later · before 31ba386230e6093991b4800a59c42ed1766627dfaffected · git
    • 360da60d6c6edb9740de7a8e6d8969d62ceff956 and later · before b87cbd4d198ae377be4815d8102fa9dfefb91dccaffected · git
    • 360da60d6c6edb9740de7a8e6d8969d62ceff956 and later · before 3d00b375853fbbf4157ad092884b4ed9a49429c1affected · git
    • 360da60d6c6edb9740de7a8e6d8969d62ceff956 and later · before 978b27d6ce538bb832ccd69e45802824e4301c4baffected · git
    • before 6.5not affected · semver
    • 6.6.160 and later · up to and including 6.6.*not affected · semver
    • 6.12.114 and later · up to and including 6.12.*not affected · semver
    • 6.18.40 and later · up to and including 6.18.*not affected · semver

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
Debian:13linuxbefore 6.12.115-26.12.115-2
Debian:14linuxbefore 7.1.5-17.1.5-1

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Published before and after this one in the same product

  • ← EarlierCVE-2026-72499Aug 15, 2026 · RDMA/bnxt_re: Free CQ toggle page after firmware teardown
    35Monitor
  • ← EarlierCVE-2026-72500Aug 15, 2026 · RDMA/bnxt_re: Free SRQ toggle page after firmware teardown
    35Monitor
  • Later →CVE-2026-72502Aug 15, 2026 · tcp: ipv6: clamp default adverting MSS to avoid GSO_BY_FRAGS (0xFFFF)
    30Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
Linux Linux31ba386230e6093991b4800a59c42ed1766627dfVendor (CNA)
Linux Linux3d00b375853fbbf4157ad092884b4ed9a49429c1Vendor (CNA)
Linux Linux88baaa8ca3731b9d1184a0772ac44d5738d294e8Vendor (CNA)
Linux Linux978b27d6ce538bb832ccd69e45802824e4301c4bVendor (CNA)
Linux Linuxb87cbd4d198ae377be4815d8102fa9dfefb91dccVendor (CNA)
azl3 kernel 6.6.152.1-1 on Azure Linux 3.0Release NotesMicrosoft (MSRC)
azl3 kernel 6.6.157.1-1 on Azure Linux 3.0Release NotesMicrosoft (MSRC)
azl3 kernel 6.6.159.1-1 on Azure Linux 3.06.6.161.1-1 · Release NotesMicrosoft (MSRC)
debian:linux6.12.115-2 · Debian:13Package registry (OSV)
debian:linux7.1.5-1 · Debian:14Package registry (OSV)

Exploit status

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EPSS, last 120 days

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No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

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Bug bounty scope

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Technical details

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