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CVE-2026-72496: RDMA/bnxt_re: Proper rollback if the ioremap fails

Noroxi assessment

Priority: Monitor (action score 36/100)

  • 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: 0.13% (FIRST EPSS).
  • Someone with local access to the system can trigger it. No account or password is required. No user action is required. No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
  • Fixed version: Linux Linux 00444baa8f74d220764ee5903f60759c120cabd5, 303f6fef95df5e5316970746d861cf6daeeca77f, 3c69ff7f4a761e18ce8abfa0c98e12097b39adaa; 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 6.6.158.1-1.

Low priority for now. Upgrade to Linux Linux 00444baa8f74d220764ee5903f60759c120cabd5, 303f6fef95df5e5316970746d861cf6daeeca77f, 3c69ff7f4a761e18ce8abfa0c98e12097b39adaa; 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 6.6.158.1-1 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: 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.

CriticalCVSS 9.2 · v3.1—No exploit Fix available
Published
Aug 15, 2026
Updated
Oct 16, 2026
EPSS
0.1% · 3th percentile
CWE
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Action score

36

Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS
36 / 40 · 9.2 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 0.1%

CISA SSVC decision

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial

Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.

CNA vs NVD score

NVD
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CNA · Linux
9.2
NVD has not scored this yet; the score shown is the CNA’s.

The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.

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Affected systems

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Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (Linux). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

  • Linux Linux

    • 6.5affected
    • 0ac20faf5d837b59fb4c041ea320932ed47fd67f and later · before 00444baa8f74d220764ee5903f60759c120cabd5affected · git
    • 0ac20faf5d837b59fb4c041ea320932ed47fd67f and later · before 3c69ff7f4a761e18ce8abfa0c98e12097b39adaaaffected · git
    • 0ac20faf5d837b59fb4c041ea320932ed47fd67f and later · before f956477c343aa73e9d9c8d6ebf32efac7cd4f4e2affected · git
    • 0ac20faf5d837b59fb4c041ea320932ed47fd67f and later · before 303f6fef95df5e5316970746d861cf6daeeca77faffected · git
    • 0ac20faf5d837b59fb4c041ea320932ed47fd67f and later · before 87267803a8c824616eb147c5dad7030a5db6f878affected · git
    • before 6.5not affected · semver
    • 6.6.158 and later · up to and including 6.6.*not affected · semver
    • 6.12.111 and later · up to and including 6.12.*not affected · semver
    • 6.18.53 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:12linux-6.12before 6.12.111-1~deb12u16.12.111-1~deb12u1
Debian:13linuxbefore 6.12.111-16.12.111-1
Debian:14linuxbefore 7.1.5-17.1.5-1

Same product

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Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

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    40Plan

Published before and after this one in the same product

  • ← EarlierCVE-2026-72494Aug 15, 2026 · RDMA/irdma: Replace waitqueue and flag with completion
    39Monitor
  • ← EarlierCVE-2026-72495Aug 15, 2026 · RDMA/bnxt_re: Avoid repeated requests to allocate WC pages
    37Monitor
  • Later →CVE-2026-72497Aug 15, 2026 · RDMA/bnxt_re: Add a max slot check for SQ
    35Monitor

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 Linux00444baa8f74d220764ee5903f60759c120cabd5Vendor (CNA)
Linux Linux303f6fef95df5e5316970746d861cf6daeeca77fVendor (CNA)
Linux Linux3c69ff7f4a761e18ce8abfa0c98e12097b39adaaVendor (CNA)
Linux Linux87267803a8c824616eb147c5dad7030a5db6f878Vendor (CNA)
Linux Linuxf956477c343aa73e9d9c8d6ebf32efac7cd4f4e2Vendor (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 3.06.6.158.1-1 · Release NotesMicrosoft (MSRC)
debian:linux6.12.111-1 · Debian:13Package registry (OSV)
debian:linux-6.126.12.111-1~deb12u1 · Debian:12Package registry (OSV)

Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

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No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

All researchers

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No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Someone with local access to the system can trigger it.
  • No account or password is required.
  • No user action is required.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
low · data can be read
Integrity
high · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
high · the service can be disrupted

Impact can extend beyond the vulnerable component (scope changes).

Attack vector
Local
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality impact
Low
Integrity impact
High
Availability impact
High

Weakness class (CWE)

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CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:H

nvd-secondary

Attack context

MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.

MITRE has no CAPEC/ATT&CK mapping for this CWE.

Change log

  1. SSVC exploitation— → none
  2. Fix✗ → ✓

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References

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