# CVE-2026-72497: RDMA/bnxt\_re: Add a max slot check for SQ

- Severity: CVSS 8.8 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 6.12.114, 6.18.57, 7.1.5
- Published: 2026-08-15 · Updated: 2026-10-21

## Affected

- Linux: from d8ea645d6984c84a87032063a0941f15a323831f, fixed in d4d1c78b56b6abc0dcb6015faaed2cf4d0f2797b; from d8ea645d6984c84a87032063a0941f15a323831f, fixed in 2106c337905d7445d75818e36920b63f9211c584; from d8ea645d6984c84a87032063a0941f15a323831f, fixed in a59d815cbe667929b693b5fa6716a074e6a31c5b; from d8ea645d6984c84a87032063a0941f15a323831f, fixed in dc95931b7e1326dacae547874bf38c092e5960d8
- Linux: 6.12
- Kernel (Linux): from 6.12.0, fixed in 6.12.114; from 6.13.0, fixed in 6.18.57; from 6.19.0, fixed in 7.1.5

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: RDMA/bnxt_re: Add a max slot check for SQ The variable WQE mode must be validated against the maximum slots supported by HW. The max supported value is 64K. Adding a max and min check and fail if user supplied value is more than the max supported and zero.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (6.12.114, 6.18.57, 7.1.5) per the references below.
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## Related

- Browse: [Linux kernel](https://cve.now/tech/linux-kernel.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d4d1c78b56b6abc0dcb6015faaed2cf4d0f2797b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2106c337905d7445d75818e36920b63f9211c584
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a59d815cbe667929b693b5fa6716a074e6a31c5b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dc95931b7e1326dacae547874bf38c092e5960d8

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