CVE-2026-72494: Linux 5.14

CVE-2026-72494. CVSS 3.1 base score 9.8 (CRITICAL, Source advisory). EPSS 0.00649 (percentile 0.50013), scored 15-Oct-2026.

Affected technology

Linux · 44d9e52977a1b90b0db1c7f8b197c218e9226520 to before 706591cccdd3ac2c0ddc8c2ed6c89a6be9865826, 44d9e52977a1b90b0db1c7f8b197c218e9226520 to before bde37aed0724c0139dea177f3aae8d989b6babb1, 44d9e52977a1b90b0db1c7f8b197c218e9226520 to before d9c8c45e6d2f438a3c8e643ae78b59454fa0fadd
Linux

Linux · 5.14
Linux

Component: Not specified by the source
File: drivers/infiniband/hw/irdma/hw.c, drivers/infiniband/hw/irdma/main.h, drivers/infiniband/hw/irdma/utils.c

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

What an attacker can do

Source advisory’s CVSS 3.1 assessment (base score 9.8/10) 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: 39.4 /100 (P4)
CVSS 3.1: 9.8 /10 · CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H · Source advisory
EPSS: 0.00649 · percentile 0.50013 · 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-2026-72494.html