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CVE-2026-72497: Linux 6.12

CVE-2026-72497. CVSS 3.1 base score 8.8 (HIGH, Source advisory). EPSS 0.00165 (percentile 0.05324), scored 14-Oct-2026.

Affected technology

Linux · d8ea645d6984c84a87032063a0941f15a323831f to before 2106c337905d7445d75818e36920b63f9211c584, d8ea645d6984c84a87032063a0941f15a323831f to before a59d815cbe667929b693b5fa6716a074e6a31c5b, d8ea645d6984c84a87032063a0941f15a323831f to before dc95931b7e1326dacae547874bf38c092e5960d8
Linux

Linux · 6.12
Linux

Component: Not specified by the source
File: drivers/infiniband/hw/bnxt_re/ib_verbs.c, drivers/infiniband/hw/bnxt_re/qplib_sp.h

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

What an attacker can do

Source advisory’s CVSS 3.1 assessment (base score 8.8/10) rates confidentiality, integrity and availability impact as high. The description does not specify what an attacker can achieve beyond these rated impacts.

Published 15-Oct-2026 11:57 UTC

CCR priority: 35.2 /100 (P4)
CVSS 3.1: 8.8 /10 · CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H · Source advisory
EPSS: 0.00165 · percentile 0.05324 · 2026-10-14
KEV: no

Provenance

GitHub Advisory Database · Source record · observed 2026-10-15 12:39:55.759815+00:00 UTC
NVD CVE API 2.0 · Source record · observed 2026-10-15 11:57:11.427822+00:00 UTC

Stable permalink: https://cybercodered.org/item/cve-cve-2026-72497.html