{
  "threat_severity" : "Moderate",
  "public_date" : "2026-05-06T00:00:00Z",
  "bugzilla" : {
    "description" : "kernel: bnxt_en: Fix RSS context delete logic",
    "id" : "2467083",
    "url" : "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2467083"
  },
  "cvss3" : {
    "cvss3_base_score" : "7.3",
    "cvss3_scoring_vector" : "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:H",
    "status" : "verified"
  },
  "cwe" : "CWE-772",
  "details" : [ "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\nbnxt_en: Fix RSS context delete logic\nWe need to free the corresponding RSS context VNIC\nin FW everytime an RSS context is deleted in driver.\nCommit 667ac333dbb7 added a check to delete the VNIC\nin FW only when netif_running() is true to help delete\nRSS contexts with interface down.\nHaving that condition will make the driver leak VNICs\nin FW whenever close() happens with active RSS contexts.\nOn the subsequent open(), as part of RSS context restoration,\nwe will end up trying to create extra VNICs for which we\ndid not make any reservation. FW can fail this request,\nthereby making us lose active RSS contexts.\nSuppose an RSS context is deleted already and we try to\nprocess a delete request again, then the HWRM functions\nwill check for validity of the request and they simply\nreturn if the resource is already freed. So, even for\ndelete-when-down cases, netif_running() check is not\nnecessary.\nRemove the netif_running() condition check when deleting\nan RSS context.", "A flaw was found in the bnxt_en driver of the Linux kernel. An issue in the RSS (Receive Side Scaling) context deletion logic can lead to a leak of VNICs (Virtual Network Interface Controllers) in the firmware. This can cause subsequent attempts to create new VNICs to fail, resulting in the loss of active RSS contexts. This vulnerability could lead to a Denial of Service (DoS) for network operations." ],
  "affected_release" : [ {
    "product_name" : "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10",
    "release_date" : "2026-06-20T00:00:00Z",
    "advisory" : "RHSA-2026:27288",
    "cpe" : "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10.2",
    "package" : "kernel-0:6.12.0-211.26.1.el10_2"
  }, {
    "product_name" : "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9",
    "release_date" : "2026-06-22T00:00:00Z",
    "advisory" : "RHSA-2026:27789",
    "cpe" : "cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:9",
    "package" : "kernel-0:5.14.0-687.17.1.el9_8"
  }, {
    "product_name" : "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9",
    "release_date" : "2026-06-22T00:00:00Z",
    "advisory" : "RHSA-2026:27789",
    "cpe" : "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9",
    "package" : "kernel-0:5.14.0-687.17.1.el9_8"
  } ],
  "package_state" : [ {
    "product_name" : "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6",
    "fix_state" : "Not affected",
    "package_name" : "kernel",
    "cpe" : "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6"
  }, {
    "product_name" : "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7",
    "fix_state" : "Not affected",
    "package_name" : "kernel",
    "cpe" : "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7"
  }, {
    "product_name" : "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7",
    "fix_state" : "Not affected",
    "package_name" : "kernel-rt",
    "cpe" : "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7"
  }, {
    "product_name" : "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8",
    "fix_state" : "Not affected",
    "package_name" : "kernel",
    "cpe" : "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8"
  }, {
    "product_name" : "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8",
    "fix_state" : "Not affected",
    "package_name" : "kernel-rt",
    "cpe" : "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8"
  }, {
    "product_name" : "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9",
    "fix_state" : "Affected",
    "package_name" : "kernel-rt",
    "cpe" : "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9"
  } ],
  "references" : [ "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-43260\nhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-43260\nhttps://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2026050606-CVE-2026-43260-7443@gregkh/T" ],
  "name" : "CVE-2026-43260",
  "csaw" : false
}