# CVE-2026-72500: RDMA/bnxt\_re: Free SRQ toggle page after firmware teardown

- 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, 6.18.40, 7.1.5
- Published: 2026-08-15 · Updated: 2026-10-21

## Affected

- Linux: from 181028a0d84cdcc7ac86d05cc49eaa416ce85c8b, fixed in 3b6ecad5b9b0f7230ed725aafaf8c4ed9327a9bf; from 181028a0d84cdcc7ac86d05cc49eaa416ce85c8b, fixed in 104a7ff382a58a83cae018925e3574c784e8274c; from 181028a0d84cdcc7ac86d05cc49eaa416ce85c8b, fixed in 0adcd67f3d6f84835be682da0153f57f5c2f8036; from 181028a0d84cdcc7ac86d05cc49eaa416ce85c8b, fixed in 131e2918b9b0529687e67e2e58047304027f095a
- Linux: 6.12
- Kernel (Linux): from 6.12.0, fixed in 6.12.114; from 6.13.0, fixed in 6.18.40; from 6.19.0, fixed in 7.1.5

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: RDMA/bnxt_re: Free SRQ toggle page after firmware teardown Free the toggle page only after firmware teardown completes so that an NQ interrupt arriving during bnxt_qplib_destroy_srq() won't write the toggle values to an already-freed page. Move free_page() after bnxt_qplib_destroy_srq().

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (6.12.114, 6.18.40, 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/3b6ecad5b9b0f7230ed725aafaf8c4ed9327a9bf
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/104a7ff382a58a83cae018925e3574c784e8274c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0adcd67f3d6f84835be682da0153f57f5c2f8036
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/131e2918b9b0529687e67e2e58047304027f095a

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