CVE-2026-72342: Linux 5.4

CVE-2026-72342. CVSS 3.1 base score 8.4 (HIGH, Source advisory). EPSS 0.00196 (percentile 0.08633), scored 15-Oct-2026.

Affected technology

Linux · cef35af34d6dc3792333075115c7deb7062b6e18 to before b0fd6d3bb06182f19f3b59a53f57b5098b99048a, cef35af34d6dc3792333075115c7deb7062b6e18 to before 24c77044cdfcf5b8b2e9f3b620d8b9aa392d9add, cef35af34d6dc3792333075115c7deb7062b6e18 to before e8fc3304cb67fb1d7d11ff9ef9abd5fb64e7e1d5, cef35af34d6dc3792333075115c7deb7062b6e18 to before 60fddda7207d81fea71463abd403f0b10f74f2e1, cef35af34d6dc3792333075115c7deb7062b6e18 to before f5677797b094c3ec5fb350eb8ea7710b88a3d018, cef35af34d6dc3792333075115c7deb7062b6e18 to before 89b25b5f46f488ea3b29b3444864c76944c9075b
Linux

Linux · 5.4
Linux

Component: Not specified by the source
Function: is, pointer
File: drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/hv_vhca_stats.c, drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/lib/hv_vhca.c, drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/lib/hv_vhca.h

Attack conditions (Source advisory, CVSS 3.1): Local · No privileges required · No user interaction required

What an attacker can do

Source advisory’s CVSS 3.1 assessment (base score 8.4/10) rates confidentiality, integrity and availability impact as high. The description does not specify what an attacker can achieve beyond these rated impacts.

Published 16-Oct-2026 19:25 UTC

CCR priority: 33.6 /100 (P4)
CVSS 3.1: 8.4 /10 · CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H · Source advisory
EPSS: 0.00196 · percentile 0.08633 · 2026-10-15
KEV: no

Provenance

NVD CVE API 2.0 · Source record · observed 2026-10-16 19:24:35.956875+00:00 UTC

Stable permalink: https://cybercodered.org/item/cve-cve-2026-72342.html