PT-2026-72686 · Git+4 · Kernel+120

CVE-2026-72498

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Published

2026-08-15

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Updated

2026-08-18

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Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux kernel (affected versions not specified)
Description An issue exists in the RDMA/bnxt re component where the rdma tool exposes a kernel pointer through the mr hwq variable when dumping information on Memory Regions (MR). Exposing kernel pointers can provide sensitive information about the system's memory layout to end users.
Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

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Related Identifiers

CVE-2026-72498

Affected Products

Kernel
Linux
Linux-Allwinner-5.19
Linux-Aws
Linux-Aws-5.0
Linux-Aws-5.11
Linux-Aws-5.13
Linux-Aws-5.19
Linux-Aws-5.3
Linux-Aws-5.8
Linux-Aws-6.14
Linux-Aws-6.17
Linux-Aws-6.2
Linux-Aws-6.5
Linux-Aws-7.0
Linux-Azure
Linux-Azure-5.11
Linux-Azure-5.13
Linux-Azure-5.19
Linux-Azure-5.3
Linux-Azure-5.8
Linux-Azure-6.11
Linux-Azure-6.14
Linux-Azure-6.17
Linux-Azure-6.2
Linux-Azure-6.5
Linux-Azure-7.0
Linux-Azure-Edge
Linux-Azure-Fde
Linux-Azure-Fde-5.19
Linux-Azure-Fde-6.14
Linux-Azure-Fde-6.17
Linux-Azure-Fde-6.2
Linux-Azure-Fde-7.0
Linux-Azure-Nvidia-6.14
Linux-Bluefield
Linux-Gcp
Linux-Gcp-5.11
Linux-Gcp-5.13
Linux-Gcp-5.19
Linux-Gcp-5.3
Linux-Gcp-5.8
Linux-Gcp-6.11
Linux-Gcp-6.14
Linux-Gcp-6.17
Linux-Gcp-6.2
Linux-Gcp-6.5
Linux-Gcp-7.0
Linux-Gke
Linux-Gke-4.15
Linux-Gkeop-5.15
Linux-Gke-5.4
Linux-Gkeop
Linux-Hwe
Linux-Hwe-5.11
Linux-Hwe-5.13
Linux-Hwe-5.19
Linux-Hwe-5.8
Linux-Hwe-6.11
Linux-Hwe-6.14
Linux-Hwe-6.17
Linux-Hwe-6.2
Linux-Hwe-6.5
Linux-Hwe-7.0
Linux-Hwe-Edge
Linux-Ibm
Linux-Intel-5.13
Linux-Intel-Iot-Realtime
Linux-Lowlatency-Hwe-5.19
Linux-Lowlatency-Hwe-6.11
Linux-Lowlatency-Hwe-6.2
Linux-Lowlatency-Hwe-6.5
Linux-Lts
Linux-Nvidia
Linux-Nvidia-6.11
Linux-Nvidia-6.17
Linux-Nvidia-6.2
Linux-Nvidia-6.5
Linux-Nvidia-7.0
Linux-Nvidia-Bos
Linux-Oem
Linux-Oem-5.10
Linux-Oem-5.13
Linux-Oem-5.14
Linux-Oem-5.17
Linux-Oem-5.6
Linux-Oem-6.0
Linux-Oem-6.1
Linux-Oem-6.11
Linux-Oem-6.14
Linux-Oem-6.17
Linux-Oem-6.5
Linux-Oem-6.8
Linux-Oem-7.0
Linux-Oracle
Linux-Oracle-5.0
Linux-Oracle-5.11
Linux-Oracle-5.13
Linux-Oracle-5.3
Linux-Oracle-5.8
Linux-Oracle-6.14
Linux-Oracle-6.17
Linux-Oracle-6.5
Linux-Oracle-7.0
Linux-Raspi
Linux-Raspi-Realtime
Linux-Raspi2
Linux-Realtime
Linux-Realtime-6.14
Linux-Realtime-6.17
Linux-Riscv
Linux-Riscv-5.11
Linux-Riscv-5.19
Linux-Riscv-5.8
Linux-Riscv-6.14
Linux-Riscv-6.17
Linux-Riscv-6.5
Linux-Riscv-7.0
Linux-Starfive-5.19
Linux-Starfive-6.2
Linux-Starfive-6.5