[NVD] CVE-2026-80998 (HIGH 7.5) — In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: bnxt: ring the doorbell when SW USO exits early When a burst of packets is handed down to the driver, the driver defers the doorbell to the end by setting txr->kick_pending = 1. The normal TX path handles

CVE-2026-80998 CVSS: 7.5 HIGH Published: 2026-09-11T20:19:06.873

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

net: bnxt: ring the doorbell when SW USO exits early

When a burst of packets is handed down to the driver, the driver defers the doorbell to the end by setting txr->kick_pending = 1. The normal TX path handles this, but the SW USO path can miss it if it returns ea