FKIE_CVE-2026-72499

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2026-08-15 06:22 - Updated: 2026-08-17 06:19
Severity
8.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: RDMA/bnxt_re: Free CQ toggle page after firmware teardown Free the toggle page only after firmware teardown completes so that an NQ interrupt arriving during bnxt_qplib_destroy_cq() won't write the toggle value to an already-freed page. Move free_page() after bnxt_qplib_destroy_cq.
References
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b193854675ecad43b4d69c304c1b6a90b206cc99
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bb45e06f9914ca64ac95341a80a0c20bb8dd46a9
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            "drivers/infiniband/hw/bnxt_re/ib_verbs.c"
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      "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nRDMA/bnxt_re: Free CQ toggle page after firmware teardown\n\nFree the toggle page only after firmware teardown completes so that\nan NQ interrupt arriving during bnxt_qplib_destroy_cq() won\u0027t write\nthe toggle value to an already-freed page. Move free_page() after\nbnxt_qplib_destroy_cq."
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  "lastModified": "2026-08-17T06:19:18.350",
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          "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH",
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          "privilegesRequired": "LOW",
          "scope": "CHANGED",
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          "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H",
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  "published": "2026-08-15T06:22:24.220",
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  "vulnStatus": "Received"
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