# bnxt_en: Handle buffer allocation failure in bnxt_rx_ring_reset()

CVE record · `CVE-2026-97573`

- **Identifiers:** `CVE-2026-97573`
- **State:** Confirmed
- **Severity:** CVSS 8.1 High
- **Critical:** No
- **CNA:** Linux
- **Technologies:** [Linux kernel](https://agentprime.io/advisories/technology/linux-kernel.md)
- **Published:** 25 Sept 2026
- **Updated:** 19 Oct 2026
- **Reviewed by a person:** No

Published by the CVE Program (CNA: Linux) at 25 Sept 2026, 10:21 UTC. agentprime has not analysed this yet, so whether it affects any app is not known. This CVE names a vendor and product rather than a package, so the lockfile check doesn’t match it.

## Affected products, as the CNA wrote them

- Vendor: Linux. Product: Linux.
  - affected: `8fbf58e17dce8f250dda9ad6b0a49b3041f0af14 to before 52fc97cbc3ba118aad84e7c001bf02ebe8496f70` (git)
  - affected: `8fbf58e17dce8f250dda9ad6b0a49b3041f0af14 to before 40b4a7bb6b0b872b45f017dbf211268de098b75c` (git)
  - affected: `8fbf58e17dce8f250dda9ad6b0a49b3041f0af14 to before af9a2bdaba0b4ceb0fc5e5122ef3fc6b7e5a366a` (git)
  - affected: `8fbf58e17dce8f250dda9ad6b0a49b3041f0af14 to before cfec9e7f15a56cb0104bac13d01e5d11e1ba84fb` (git)
  - affected: `8fbf58e17dce8f250dda9ad6b0a49b3041f0af14 to before 1a3670b6a6b5679fe56c5890157b344f091e64f8` (git)
  - affected: `8fbf58e17dce8f250dda9ad6b0a49b3041f0af14 to before 4a17c73c83798c2fa9c7920ad5a98803adce3e01` (git)
  - affected: `8fbf58e17dce8f250dda9ad6b0a49b3041f0af14 to before 8b2fd5c0aeda935294159206af9d6179282d425a` (git)
  - affected: `8fbf58e17dce8f250dda9ad6b0a49b3041f0af14 to before 961e2a17c5e3559b3f8654d2daabdd25a42e770a` (git)
  - Other versions: unaffected
- Vendor: Linux. Product: Linux.
  - affected: `5.10`
  - unaffected: `before 5.10` (semver)
  - unaffected: `5.10.271 to 5.10.*, inclusive` (semver)
  - unaffected: `5.15.222 to 5.15.*, inclusive` (semver)
  - unaffected: `6.1.189 to 6.1.*, inclusive` (semver)
  - unaffected: `6.6.158 to 6.6.*, inclusive` (semver)
  - unaffected: `6.12.111 to 6.12.*, inclusive` (semver)
  - unaffected: `6.18.53 to 6.18.*, inclusive` (semver)
  - unaffected: `7.2.7 to 7.2.*, inclusive` (semver)
  - unaffected: `7.3 to *, inclusive` (original_commit_for_fix)
  - Other versions: affected

## Not analysed yet

We haven’t published our own analysis of this CVE. If a person reviews it, this page will say what’s affected and what has to be true for it to matter.

## Severity and exploitation

- 8.1 High, CVSS 3.1: `CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`, from CNA (Linux)

- **CISA KEV:** Not listed.
- **EPSS:** 0.0060, the 49th percentile, on 12 Nov 2026: FIRST’s estimate of the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

## Timeline

This record came from the full history of the CVE Program, published 25 Sept 2026. New records show when each source confirmed them.

## Sources

- [CVE List: CVE-2026-97573](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-97573)
- [NVD: CVE-2026-97573](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-97573)

### References from the CNA

- <https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/52fc97cbc3ba118aad84e7c001bf02ebe8496f70>
- <https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/40b4a7bb6b0b872b45f017dbf211268de098b75c>
- <https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/af9a2bdaba0b4ceb0fc5e5122ef3fc6b7e5a366a>
- <https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cfec9e7f15a56cb0104bac13d01e5d11e1ba84fb>
- <https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1a3670b6a6b5679fe56c5890157b344f091e64f8>
- <https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4a17c73c83798c2fa9c7920ad5a98803adce3e01>
- <https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8b2fd5c0aeda935294159206af9d6179282d425a>
- <https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/961e2a17c5e3559b3f8654d2daabdd25a42e770a>

Facts on this page come from the CVE List as the CNA published them, with CVSS from the sources named above, CISA KEV and FIRST EPSS. Vendors, products and versions are shown as the CNA wrote them. We don’t reproduce the CVE’s description.

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- Everything that needs attention now: <https://agentprime.io/advisories/critical.md>

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