{"id":"CVE-2026-72498","state":"PUBLISHED","title":"RDMA/bnxt_re: Avoid displaying the kernel pointer","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nRDMA/bnxt_re: Avoid displaying the kernel pointer\n\nWhile dumping the info on MR using the rdma tool, we\ndump the mr_hwq which is a kernel pointer. There is\nno need to expose this value for end user. So avoid\nit.","publishedAt":"2026-08-15T05:57:31.037Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-17T05:15:51.400Z","severity":null,"assigner":"Linux","products":["Linux Linux"],"affected":[{"vendor":"Linux","product":"Linux","defaultStatus":"unaffected","versions":[{"version":"7363eb76b7f3b860ecfb8fcaf537e143bfd725bd","status":"affected","lessThan":"95d46a8d3ba9fdbe356fe7ed0117bc78dac9d557","versionType":"git"},{"version":"7363eb76b7f3b860ecfb8fcaf537e143bfd725bd","status":"affected","lessThan":"0c403e0786768d88cabe0ccf4e45425da2fd8841","versionType":"git"},{"version":"7363eb76b7f3b860ecfb8fcaf537e143bfd725bd","status":"affected","lessThan":"7d70c704a06f620d5d421ab76bac5e225bfb4308","versionType":"git"}],"repo":"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git","programFiles":["drivers/infiniband/hw/bnxt_re/main.c"]},{"vendor":"Linux","product":"Linux","defaultStatus":"affected","versions":[{"version":"6.13","status":"affected"},{"version":"0","status":"unaffected","lessThan":"6.13","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"6.18.40","status":"unaffected","lessThanOrEqual":"6.18.*","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"7.1.5","status":"unaffected","lessThanOrEqual":"7.1.*","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"7.2","status":"unaffected","lessThanOrEqual":"*","versionType":"original_commit_for_fix"}],"repo":"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git","programFiles":["drivers/infiniband/hw/bnxt_re/main.c"]}],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/95d46a8d3ba9fdbe356fe7ed0117bc78dac9d557","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0c403e0786768d88cabe0ccf4e45425da2fd8841","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7d70c704a06f620d5d421ab76bac5e225bfb4308"],"weaknesses":[],"ingestedAt":"2026-10-29T20:12:58.252Z","source":{"repository":"CVEProject/cvelistV5","path":"cves/2026/72xxx/CVE-2026-72498.json","commit":"556c9d3a8cd17e218bb8e452ba7cd619a384ff47"},"raw":{"dataType":"CVE_RECORD","dataVersion":"5.2","cveMetadata":{"cveId":"CVE-2026-72498","state":"PUBLISHED","datePublished":"2026-08-15T05:57:31.037Z","dateUpdated":"2026-08-17T05:15:51.400Z","assignerShortName":"Linux","assignerOrgId":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67","dateReserved":"2026-08-09T03:40:39.937Z"},"containers":{"cna":{"title":"RDMA/bnxt_re: Avoid displaying the kernel pointer","descriptions":[{"lang":"en","value":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nRDMA/bnxt_re: Avoid displaying the kernel pointer\n\nWhile dumping the info on MR using the rdma tool, we\ndump the mr_hwq which is a kernel pointer. 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