What is CVE-2026-72500?

CVE-2026-72500 is a unscored severity Linux kernel vulnerability, affecting Linux kernel versions from 6.12 onward and patched in 6.18.40, 7.1.5 and 7.2-rc1. CVE-2026-72500 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2026-72500?

CVE-2026-72500 has a CVSS score of pending NVD analysis out of 10, rated awaiting scoring severity.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2026-72500?

Yes, CVE-2026-72500 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.18.40, 7.1.5 and 7.2-rc1. If you are running Linux kernel 6.12 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2026-72500 actively exploited?

CVE-2026-72500 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2026-72500

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: RDMA/bnxt_re: Free SRQ toggle page after firmware teardown Free the toggle page only after firmware teardown completes so that an NQ interrupt arriving during bnxt_qplib_destroy_srq() won't write the toggle values to an already-freed page. Move free_page() after bnxt_qplib_destroy_srq().

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2026-08-15

Last modified 2026-08-15

Patch available

Yes

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 6.12 and later are affected. Fixed in 6.18.40, 7.1.5, 7.2-rc1 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 6.12

Fixed in

✓ 6.18.40 6.18.x ✓ 7.1.5 7.1.x ✓ 7.2-rc1

References

3 total

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-72500?

CVE-2026-72500 is a unscored severity Linux kernel vulnerability . It affects Linux kernel versions from 6.12 onward and has been patched in 6.18.40, 7.1.5 and 7.2-rc1. CVE-2026-72500 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2026-72500?

Yes. CVE-2026-72500 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.18.40, 7.1.5 and 7.2-rc1. If you are running Linux kernel 6.12 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2026-72500 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2026-72500 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.