In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bnxt: avoid overflow in bnxt_get_nvram_directory() The value of an arithmetic expression is subject of possible overflow due to a failure to cast operands to a larger data type before performing arithmetic. Used macro for multiplication instead operator for avoiding overflow. Found by Security Code and Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with SVACE.
Fix
Patch, vendor advisory and mitigation references on NVD 4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/17e0453a7523ad7a25bb47af941b150a6c66d7b6 Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7c6dddc239abe660598c49ec95ea0ed6399a4b2a Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d5eaf2a6b077f32a477feb1e9e1c1f60605b460e Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/efb1a257513438d43f4335f09b2f684e8167cad2 Patch
Every line above is quoted from NVD, CISA, Microsoft, the vendor's own advisory or DISA; nothing is generated.
Change history 1
- First seenCVSS 5.5 · linuxNVD modified 2026-10-28 20:10
Affected (CPE criteria) 1
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
References 4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/17e0453a7523ad7a25bb47af941b150a6c66d7b6 Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7c6dddc239abe660598c49ec95ea0ed6399a4b2a Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d5eaf2a6b077f32a477feb1e9e1c1f60605b460e Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/efb1a257513438d43f4335f09b2f684e8167cad2 Patch