CVE-2026-72065 in Linux

Summary

by MITRE • 08/15/2026

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.

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• Responsible: Linux
• Reservation: 08/09/2026
• Disclosure: 08/15/2026
• Moderation: accepted
• Entry: VDB-390490
• CPE: ready
• CWE: CWE-20 (confirmed)
• CVSS: 10.0 (VulDB)
• EPSS: 0.00000
• KEV: no
• Activities: very low
• Sector: Chemical, Homeoffice, ...

Sources

• MITRE: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-72065
• NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-72065
• CVE Details: https://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2026-72065/