# CVE-2026-98356: RDMA/bnxt\_re: check create\_singlethread\_workqueue() in DCB setup

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 6.18.54, 7.2.8
- Published: 2026-10-06 · Updated: 2026-10-19

## Affected

- Linux: from 51dc5312dcd929efea7647c0c0e75afa461531b5, fixed in a0fb2007d00b440fd1adddd9b042f01744ed0efc; from 51dc5312dcd929efea7647c0c0e75afa461531b5, fixed in 727bbda37d9758960c346546004eea4ad49242e1; from 51dc5312dcd929efea7647c0c0e75afa461531b5, fixed in 6c368f7baaea63c1c7c28c6df271511f2a1562c9
- Linux: 6.14
- Kernel (Linux): from 6.14.0, fixed in 6.18.54; from 6.19.0, fixed in 7.2.8

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: RDMA/bnxt_re: check create_singlethread_workqueue() in DCB setup bnxt_re_init_dcb_wq() ignores a failed allocation. The async DCB handler later calls queue_work() on the NULL pointer.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (6.18.54, 7.2.8) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a0fb2007d00b440fd1adddd9b042f01744ed0efc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/727bbda37d9758960c346546004eea4ad49242e1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6c368f7baaea63c1c7c28c6df271511f2a1562c9

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