{
    "dataType": "CVE_RECORD",
    "dataVersion": "5.2",
    "cveMetadata": {
        "cveId": "CVE-2026-72039",
        "assignerOrgId": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
        "state": "PUBLISHED",
        "assignerShortName": "Linux",
        "dateReserved": "2026-08-09T03:40:39.901Z",
        "datePublished": "2026-08-15T05:51:59.216Z",
        "dateUpdated": "2026-08-15T05:51:59.216Z"
    },
    "containers": {
        "cna": {
            "providerMetadata": {
                "orgId": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
                "shortName": "Linux",
                "dateUpdated": "2026-08-15T05:51:59.216Z"
            },
            "descriptions": [
                {
                    "lang": "en",
                    "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nbnx2x: fix potential memory leak in bnx2x_alloc_mem_bp()\n\nIf the allocation of fp[i].tpa_info fails, the error path will not free\nthe struct bnx2x_fastpath allocated earlier, as it is not linked to the\nbp structure yet. Fix that by linking it immediately after allocation."
                }
            ],
            "affected": [
                {
                    "product": "Linux",
                    "vendor": "Linux",
                    "defaultStatus": "unaffected",
                    "repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git",
                    "programFiles": [
                        "drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_cmn.c"
                    ],
                    "versions": [
                        {
                            "version": "15192a8cf8a8d16e0ff38a144c8a4630c94f9fd6",
                            "lessThan": "58594ed2a2f859ffb93edbbfa4aabb7739bea383",
                            "status": "affected",
                            "versionType": "git"
                        },
                        {
                            "version": "15192a8cf8a8d16e0ff38a144c8a4630c94f9fd6",
                            "lessThan": "c51b280b9cd3c9e97bf2cde33bb795c511f09669",
                            "status": "affected",
                            "versionType": "git"
                        },
                        {
                            "version": "15192a8cf8a8d16e0ff38a144c8a4630c94f9fd6",
                            "lessThan": "6d46eaa1e4c078ad674908e24b86e431a7fd4b15",
                            "status": "affected",
                            "versionType": "git"
                        },
                        {
                            "version": "15192a8cf8a8d16e0ff38a144c8a4630c94f9fd6",
                            "lessThan": "5576ee19a6a4aa111c61ce974e70bb79e7bb3952",
                            "status": "affected",
                            "versionType": "git"
                        },
                        {
                            "version": "15192a8cf8a8d16e0ff38a144c8a4630c94f9fd6",
                            "lessThan": "7d8d454b5d24dbad346cd57ef315e7bf1ee8e856",
                            "status": "affected",
                            "versionType": "git"
                        },
                        {
                            "version": "15192a8cf8a8d16e0ff38a144c8a4630c94f9fd6",
                            "lessThan": "6c98ccdb9a0967e04a7b1866eb0d97c0c8c0e403",
                            "status": "affected",
                            "versionType": "git"
                        },
                        {
                            "version": "15192a8cf8a8d16e0ff38a144c8a4630c94f9fd6",
                            "lessThan": "356077547b1afa34a8ebae77176a577631a89041",
                            "status": "affected",
                            "versionType": "git"
                        },
                        {
                            "version": "15192a8cf8a8d16e0ff38a144c8a4630c94f9fd6",
                            "lessThan": "a986fde914d88af47eb78fd29c5d1af7952c3500",
                            "status": "affected",
                            "versionType": "git"
                        }
                    ]
                },
                {
                    "product": "Linux",
                    "vendor": "Linux",
                    "defaultStatus": "affected",
                    "repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git",
                    "programFiles": [
                        "drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_cmn.c"
                    ],
                    "versions": [
                        {
                            "version": "3.6",
                            "status": "affected"
                        },
                        {
                            "version": "0",
                            "lessThan": "3.6",
                            "status": "unaffected",
                            "versionType": "semver"
                        },
                        {
                            "version": "5.10.261",
                            "lessThanOrEqual": "5.10.*",
                            "status": "unaffected",
                            "versionType": "semver"
                        },
                        {
                            "version": "5.15.212",
                            "lessThanOrEqual": "5.15.*",
                            "status": "unaffected",
                            "versionType": "semver"
                        },
                        {
                            "version": "6.1.178",
                            "lessThanOrEqual": "6.1.*",
                            "status": "unaffected",
                            "versionType": "semver"
                        },
                        {
                            "version": "6.6.145",
                            "lessThanOrEqual": "6.6.*",
                            "status": "unaffected",
                            "versionType": "semver"
                        },
                        {
                            "version": "6.12.97",
                            "lessThanOrEqual": "6.12.*",
                            "status": "unaffected",
                            "versionType": "semver"
                        },
                        {
                            "version": "6.18.40",
                            "lessThanOrEqual": "6.18.*",
                            "status": "unaffected",
                            "versionType": "semver"
                        },
                        {
                            "version": "7.1.5",
                            "lessThanOrEqual": "7.1.*",
                            "status": "unaffected",
                            "versionType": "semver"
                        },
                        {
                            "version": "7.2-rc1",
                            "lessThanOrEqual": "*",
                            "status": "unaffected",
                            "versionType": "original_commit_for_fix"
                        }
                    ]
                }
            ],
            "cpeApplicability": [
                {
                    "nodes": [
                        {
                            "operator": "OR",
                            "negate": false,
                            "cpeMatch": [
                                {
                                    "vulnerable": true,
                                    "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                                    "versionStartIncluding": "3.6",
                                    "versionEndExcluding": "5.10.261"
                                },
                                {
                                    "vulnerable": true,
                                    "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                                    "versionStartIncluding": "3.6",
                                    "versionEndExcluding": "5.15.212"
                                },
                                {
                                    "vulnerable": true,
                                    "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                                    "versionStartIncluding": "3.6",
                                    "versionEndExcluding": "6.1.178"
                                },
                                {
                                    "vulnerable": true,
                                    "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                                    "versionStartIncluding": "3.6",
                                    "versionEndExcluding": "6.6.145"
                                },
                                {
                                    "vulnerable": true,
                                    "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                                    "versionStartIncluding": "3.6",
                                    "versionEndExcluding": "6.12.97"
                                },
                                {
                                    "vulnerable": true,
                                    "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                                    "versionStartIncluding": "3.6",
                                    "versionEndExcluding": "6.18.40"
                                },
                                {
                                    "vulnerable": true,
                                    "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                                    "versionStartIncluding": "3.6",
                                    "versionEndExcluding": "7.1.5"
                                },
                                {
                                    "vulnerable": true,
                                    "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                                    "versionStartIncluding": "3.6",
                                    "versionEndExcluding": "7.2-rc1"
                                }
                            ]
                        }
                    ]
                }
            ],
            "references": [
                {
                    "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/58594ed2a2f859ffb93edbbfa4aabb7739bea383"
                },
                {
                    "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c51b280b9cd3c9e97bf2cde33bb795c511f09669"
                },
                {
                    "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6d46eaa1e4c078ad674908e24b86e431a7fd4b15"
                },
                {
                    "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5576ee19a6a4aa111c61ce974e70bb79e7bb3952"
                },
                {
                    "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7d8d454b5d24dbad346cd57ef315e7bf1ee8e856"
                },
                {
                    "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6c98ccdb9a0967e04a7b1866eb0d97c0c8c0e403"
                },
                {
                    "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/356077547b1afa34a8ebae77176a577631a89041"
                },
                {
                    "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a986fde914d88af47eb78fd29c5d1af7952c3500"
                }
            ],
            "title": "bnx2x: fix potential memory leak in bnx2x_alloc_mem_bp()",
            "x_generator": {
                "engine": "bippy-1.2.0"
            }
        }
    }
}