CVE-2026-72065: net: mana: Validate the packet length reported by the NIC
- Is it exploited?
Not on CISA's list. CISA has not added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog as of . If CISA adds it, this page shows it as known exploited.
- How likely is exploitation in the next 30 days?
- 0.7%
EPSS score, percentile 54.1 of all scored records. A probability estimated by FIRST, not a report of exploitation.
- How severe?
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS v3.1 base score, given by the CNA
- What should I do?
CISA has set no required action, because the vulnerability is not in KEV.
The CVE record links no vendor advisory, patch or mitigation.
- Which versions are affected?
Affected
- 5.13
Unaffected before 5.13; 5.15.217; 6.1.184; 6.6.148; 6.12.101; 6.18.42; and 2 more
Source: CISA KEV 2026.10.29, as of ; FIRST EPSS, as of ; CVE List, as of . About the data.
What to do
Advisories and patches
The CVE record links no vendor advisory, patch or mitigation.
This summary is based on the CVE record as of . Check the vendor's advisory before you act: affected versions and fixes can change.
Affected products and versions
As listed in the CVE record.
| Status | Versions |
|---|---|
| Affected | from ca9c54d2d6a5 to before a631f82f89c7 |
| Affected | from ca9c54d2d6a5 to before d2568e64d01f |
| Affected | from ca9c54d2d6a5 to before 2e276b14b6d3 |
| Affected | from ca9c54d2d6a5 to before 6080189291d9 |
| Affected | from ca9c54d2d6a5 to before 6d13eaa13341 |
| Affected | from ca9c54d2d6a5 to before 282c5214ca4e |
| Affected | from ca9c54d2d6a5 to before 2e2a83b4998a |
Versions not listed are: unaffected.
| Status | Versions |
|---|---|
| Affected | 5.13 |
| Unaffected | before 5.13 |
| Unaffected | 5.15.217 |
| Unaffected | 6.1.184 |
| Unaffected | 6.6.148 |
| Unaffected | 6.12.101 |
| Unaffected | 6.18.42 |
| Unaffected | 7.1.5 |
| Unaffected | 7.2 |
Versions not listed are: affected.
Versions the record lists as unaffected: 5.15.217, 6.1.184, 6.6.148, 6.12.101, 6.18.42, 7.1.5, 7.2.
Source: CVE List, as of . About the data.
About this vulnerability
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.
Summary: CVE record, as of .
- CISA has not added CVE-2026-72065 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, as of 29 Oct 2026.
- The CVE record was published on 15 Aug 2026.
- The CVE record carries a CVSS v3.1 base score of 9.8 (Critical), given by its CNA.
- FIRST's EPSS model puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.7% (percentile 54.1), as of 29 Oct 2026. EPSS is a statistical estimate, not a report of exploitation.
- CISA's SSVC assessment in the CVE record: exploitation none, automatable yes, technical impact total.
Source: CISA KEV 2026.10.29, as of ; CVE List, as of ; FIRST EPSS, as of . About the data.
Description
net: mana: Validate the packet length reported by the NIC
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.
Source: CVE List, as of . About the data.
Weakness
CWE-20
- CWE-20: Improper Input Validation
CWE and CAPEC are maintained by MITRE; the entries are those named in the CVE record.
Timeline
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References
7
Known exploited Linux vulnerabilities
- CVE-2026-46300: Linux Kernel Missing Initialization of a Variable Vulnerability
- CVE-2025-39682: Linux Kernel Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions Vulnerability
- CVE-2025-39964: Linux Kernel Race Condition Vulnerability
- CVE-2026-53266: Linux Kernel Out-of-Bounds Write Vulnerability
- CVE-2026-53362: Linux Kernel Unspecified Vulnerability