CVE-2026-72498 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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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No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

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Solution

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Workaround

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References

Link	Providers
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0c403e0786768d88cabe0ccf4e45425da2fd8841
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7d70c704a06f620d5d421ab76bac5e225bfb4308
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/95d46a8d3ba9fdbe356fe7ed0117bc78dac9d557

History

Sat, 15 Aug 2026 06:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
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.
Title		RDMA/bnxt_re: Avoid displaying the kernel pointer
First Time appeared		Linux Linux linux Kernel
CPEs		cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::
Vendors & Products		Linux Linux linux Kernel
References		https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0c403e0786768d88cabe0ccf4e45425da2fd8841 https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7d70c704a06f620d5d421ab76bac5e225bfb4308 https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/95d46a8d3ba9fdbe356fe7ed0117bc78dac9d557

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published: 2026-08-15T05:57:31.037Z

Updated: 2026-08-15T05:57:31.037Z

Reserved: 2026-08-09T03:40:39.937Z

Link: CVE-2026-72498

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-15T06:22:24.127

Modified: 2026-08-15T06:22:24.127

Link: CVE-2026-72498

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Weaknesses

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