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CVE-2026-72410

octeontx2-af: Validate NIX maximum LFs correctly

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: August 15, 2026 at 05:56 AM UTC
Updated: August 17, 2026 at 06:19 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: octeontx2-af: Validate NIX maximum LFs correctly NIX maximum number of LFs can be set via devlink command but that can be done before assigning any LFs to a PF/VF. The condition used to check whether any LFs are assigned is incorrect. This patch fixes that condition.

Affected

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

Linux Kernel· Linux
95%
6.8 ≤ v < 6.12.976.8 ≤ v < 6.18.406.8 ≤ v < 7.1.56.8 ≤ v < 7.26.8dd7842878633453e38d6a4927593dd28b9d8ab91
Vendor states this is fixed in 0933fe0130eb71af0c3ab481b40f543b458a8c54 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 1576d12a39860418d6a68b402fda71a48f04a57c (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in b1f6381acf9d55fab208e8b4c252a5a671820bd9 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in e0ac054416bf4e913fe96cefefe94e3331bbe6fa (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.12.97 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.18.40 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.8 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7.1.5 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7.2 (unaffected)

Remediation

No guide yet

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

References (4)

Source: cverecord
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0933fe0130eb71af0c3ab481b40f543b458a8c54
Source: cverecord
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e0ac054416bf4e913fe96cefefe94e3331bbe6fa
Source: cverecord
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b1f6381acf9d55fab208e8b4c252a5a671820bd9
Source: cverecord
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1576d12a39860418d6a68b402fda71a48f04a57c

CVSS

7.8HIGHLinux
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusRECEIVED

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