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CVE-2026-72065

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Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: mana: Validate the packet length reported by the NIC Validate the packet length reported in the RX CQE before passing it to skb processing. The CQE is supplied by the NIC device and should not be blindly trusted.

Severity
CRITICAL
CVSS score
9.8 (v3.1)
Vulnerability status
Received
Source identifier
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Published
2026-08-15 06:21:16.100000
Last modified
2026-10-19 22:17:25.247000
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  "sourceIdentifier": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
  "published": "2026-08-15T06:21:16.100",
  "lastModified": "2026-10-19T22:17:25.247",
  "vulnStatus": "Received",
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