Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

RDMA/bnxt_re: Avoid repeated requests to allocate WC pages

Applications can request multiple WC pages for the same ucontext.
As of now, only 1 WC page per ucontext is supported. Add a lock to
avoid concurrent access and a check to fail repeated requests.
Also, if the mmap entry insert fails for the WC, free the Doorbell
page index mapped for the WC page.
Published: 2026-08-15
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KEV: No
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Sat, 15 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0000

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Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: RDMA/bnxt_re: Avoid repeated requests to allocate WC pages Applications can request multiple WC pages for the same ucontext. As of now, only 1 WC page per ucontext is supported. Add a lock to avoid concurrent access and a check to fail repeated requests. Also, if the mmap entry insert fails for the WC, free the Doorbell page index mapped for the WC page.
Title RDMA/bnxt_re: Avoid repeated requests to allocate WC pages
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel
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Linux Linux Kernel
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-15T05:57:28.920Z

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

Link: CVE-2026-72495

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-15T06:22:23.840

Modified: 2026-08-15T06:22:23.840

Link: CVE-2026-72495

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