CVE-2026-72045

octeontx2-af: cn10k: restrict VF LMTLINE sharing to its own PF

HIGH
8.8
CVSS Score
Published: August 15, 2026 at 05:52 AM UTC
Updated: October 19, 2026 at 10:17 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
HIGH8.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: octeontx2-af: cn10k: restrict VF LMTLINE sharing to its own PF rvu_mbox_handler_lmtst_tbl_setup() uses req->base_pcifunc as a direct index into the LMT map table to read another function's LMTLINE physical base address and copy it into the caller's own LMT map table entry. The mailbox dispatcher authenticates req->hdr.pcifunc from the IRQ source, but req->base_pcifunc is a separate payload field and is not sanitized. Reject the request with -EPERM when a VF caller's base_pcifunc is not a valid function under its own PF. is_pf_func_valid() bounds the FUNC field to the PF's configured VF count, keeping the computed index inside the caller's own slot block.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

5.14893ae97214c385be02f8ec097298cc48c7f0d905
Vendor states this is fixed in 04c014e49b9f53d58a8f94adece8a0af3ae1b85c (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 54535692bec9ef464adc714108eb19e49e38b5a2 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 59da37fee81a8d76079313348ca13c5bc90dd6ae (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6967dd944be2a71eddab3a2ae1a1a4dd9e5f8eed (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 8cdcf3d2caacdee7ddd363705fb4d93b0c1a0915 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in c73b8795b45f4ad5a95120d2e9b435ea4616e08e (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in e9c5b03208507dd6d58b0c23a2c60b5c2f4c1b11 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.14 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.15.217 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.1.184 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.12.101 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.18.42 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.6.148 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7.1.5 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7.2 (unaffected)

Remediation

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No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

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CVSS

8.8HIGHLinux
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusRECEIVED
CWE
CWE-862

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