RDMA/bnxt_re: Avoid displaying the kernel pointer
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2026-72498 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | Linux |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2026-08-15 06:22:24 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-08-15 06:22:24 UTC |
| Description | 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. |
Risk And Classification
EPSS: 0.001660000 probability, percentile 0.062590000 (date 2026-08-15)
Vendor Declared Affected Products
| Source | Vendor | Product | Version | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | Linux | Linux | affected 7363eb76b7f3b860ecfb8fcaf537e143bfd725bd 95d46a8d3ba9fdbe356fe7ed0117bc78dac9d557 git | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | affected 7363eb76b7f3b860ecfb8fcaf537e143bfd725bd 0c403e0786768d88cabe0ccf4e45425da2fd8841 git | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | affected 7363eb76b7f3b860ecfb8fcaf537e143bfd725bd 7d70c704a06f620d5d421ab76bac5e225bfb4308 git | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | affected 6.13 | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | unaffected 6.13 semver | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | unaffected 6.18.40 6.18.* semver | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | unaffected 7.1.5 7.1.* semver | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | unaffected 7.2-rc1 * original_commit_for_fix | Not specified |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| git.kernel.org/stable/c/0c403e0786768d88cabe0ccf4e45425da2fd8841 | 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 | git.kernel.org | |
| git.kernel.org/stable/c/7d70c704a06f620d5d421ab76bac5e225bfb4308 | 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 | git.kernel.org | |
| git.kernel.org/stable/c/95d46a8d3ba9fdbe356fe7ed0117bc78dac9d557 | 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 | git.kernel.org | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.