---
id: CVE-2026-72501
title: 'RDMA/bnxt_re: Initialize dpi variable to zero'
summary: |-
  In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

  RDMA/bnxt_re: Initialize dpi variable to zero

  dpi is initialized only for BNXT_RE_ALLOC_WC_PAGE, but copied
  for all the cases. So initialize the dpi to 0.
severity: none
vendor: Linux
product: Linux
affected:
  - >-
    Linux >= 360da60d6c6edb9740de7a8e6d8969d62ceff956 <
    88baaa8ca3731b9d1184a0772ac44d5738d294e8
  - >-
    Linux >= 360da60d6c6edb9740de7a8e6d8969d62ceff956 <
    31ba386230e6093991b4800a59c42ed1766627df
  - >-
    Linux >= 360da60d6c6edb9740de7a8e6d8969d62ceff956 <
    b87cbd4d198ae377be4815d8102fa9dfefb91dcc
  - >-
    Linux >= 360da60d6c6edb9740de7a8e6d8969d62ceff956 <
    3d00b375853fbbf4157ad092884b4ed9a49429c1
  - >-
    Linux >= 360da60d6c6edb9740de7a8e6d8969d62ceff956 <
    978b27d6ce538bb832ccd69e45802824e4301c4b
  - Linux 6.5
published: '2026-08-15'
updated: '2026-10-21'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-21T12:45:08.545Z'
source: CVEORG
sourceUrl: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-72501'
references:
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/88baaa8ca3731b9d1184a0772ac44d5738d294e8'
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/31ba386230e6093991b4800a59c42ed1766627df'
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b87cbd4d198ae377be4815d8102fa9dfefb91dcc'
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3d00b375853fbbf4157ad092884b4ed9a49429c1'
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/978b27d6ce538bb832ccd69e45802824e4301c4b'
tags:
  - cve.org
epss: 0.00206
epssPercentile: 0.10097
ingestedAt: '2026-10-21T12:48:53.586Z'
---

## Overview

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

RDMA/bnxt_re: Initialize dpi variable to zero

dpi is initialized only for BNXT_RE_ALLOC_WC_PAGE, but copied
for all the cases. So initialize the dpi to 0.

## Affected

- `Linux >= 360da60d6c6edb9740de7a8e6d8969d62ceff956 < 88baaa8ca3731b9d1184a0772ac44d5738d294e8`
- `Linux >= 360da60d6c6edb9740de7a8e6d8969d62ceff956 < 31ba386230e6093991b4800a59c42ed1766627df`
- `Linux >= 360da60d6c6edb9740de7a8e6d8969d62ceff956 < b87cbd4d198ae377be4815d8102fa9dfefb91dcc`
- `Linux >= 360da60d6c6edb9740de7a8e6d8969d62ceff956 < 3d00b375853fbbf4157ad092884b4ed9a49429c1`
- `Linux >= 360da60d6c6edb9740de7a8e6d8969d62ceff956 < 978b27d6ce538bb832ccd69e45802824e4301c4b`
- `Linux 6.5`

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.