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Fencer Vulns
high 8.8

CVE-2026-72045 json

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

published 2026-08-15 2 mo ago modified 2026-10-19 20 d ago also EUVD-2026-59003

cvss
8.8
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.2%
EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 4%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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.

Patch / fix

  • Linux Linux 5.15.217, 6.1.184, 6.6.148, 6.12.101, 6.18.42, 7.1.5, 7.2
  • linux Debian 12 6.1.187-1
  • linux Debian 13 6.12.101-1
  • linux Debian 14 7.1.5-1
  • linux-6.12 Debian 12 6.12.101-1~deb12u1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2026-72045

  • linux Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 5.15.0-202.212
  • linux Ubuntu 24.04 LTS 6.8.0-147.147
  • linux Ubuntu 26.04 LTS 7.0.0-38.38
  • linux-aws Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 5.15.0-1119.126
  • linux-aws Ubuntu 24.04 LTS 6.8.0-1067.70
  • linux-aws Ubuntu 26.04 LTS 7.0.0-1014.14
  • linux-gcp Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 5.15.0-1120.130
  • linux-gcp Ubuntu 24.04 LTS 6.8.0-1071.79

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2026-72045

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  • kernel RHEL 9 5.14.0-687.48.1.el9_8
  • rv RHEL 9 5.14.0-687.48.1.el9_8
  • perf RHEL 9 5.14.0-687.48.1.el9_8
  • rtla RHEL 9 5.14.0-687.48.1.el9_8
  • libperf RHEL 9 5.14.0-687.48.1.el9_8
  • kernel-rt RHEL 9 5.14.0-687.48.1.el9_8
  • kernel-64k RHEL 9 5.14.0-687.48.1.el9_8
  • kernel-core RHEL 9 5.14.0-687.48.1.el9_8

red hat advisories RHSA-2026:67470

  • kernel-64kb SLE Module for Basesystem 15 SP7 6.4.0-150700.53.84.1
  • kernel-syms SLE Module for Development Tools 15 SP7 6.4.0-150700.53.84.1
  • kernel-azure SLE Module for Public Cloud 15 SP7 6.4.0-150700.53.84.1
  • kernel-source SLE Module for Development Tools 15 SP7, SLE Module for Basesystem 15 SP7 6.4.0-150700.53.84.1
  • kernel-default SLE Workstation Extension 15 SP7, SLE Module for Legacy 15 SP7, SLE Module for Basesystem 15 SP7 +2 more 6.4.0-150700.53.84.1
  • kernel-zfcpdump SLE Module for Basesystem 15 SP7 6.4.0-150700.53.84.1
  • kernel-obs-build SLE Module for Development Tools 15 SP7 6.4.0-150700.53.84.1
  • kernel-default-base SLE Module for Basesystem 15 SP7 6.4.0-150700.53.84.1.150700.17.47.1

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2026:4706-1SUSE-SU-2026:4640-1SUSE-SU-2026:24316-1SUSE-SU-2026:24315-1SUSE-SU-2026:24181-1SUSE-SU-2026:24182-1

  • kernel-rt openSUSE Leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.38.1
  • dtb-aarch64 openSUSE Leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.38.1
  • kernel-64kb openSUSE Leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.38.1
  • kernel-syms openSUSE Leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.38.1
  • kernel-azure openSUSE Leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.38.1
  • kernel-obs-qa openSUSE Leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.38.1
  • kernel-source openSUSE Leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.38.1
  • kernel-default openSUSE Leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.38.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2026:21910-1

  • kernel AlmaLinux 9 5.14.0-687.48.1.el9_8
  • rv AlmaLinux 9 5.14.0-687.48.1.el9_8
  • perf AlmaLinux 9 5.14.0-687.48.1.el9_8
  • rtla AlmaLinux 9 5.14.0-687.48.1.el9_8
  • libperf AlmaLinux 9 5.14.0-687.48.1.el9_8
  • kernel-rt AlmaLinux 9 5.14.0-687.48.1.el9_8
  • kernel-64k AlmaLinux 9 5.14.0-687.48.1.el9_8
  • kernel-core AlmaLinux 9 5.14.0-687.48.1.el9_8

almalinux advisories ALSA-2026:67470

  • kernel Rocky Linux 9 5.14.0-687.48.1.el9_8

rocky linux advisories RLSA-2026:67470

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2026-72045 updated cvss 7.8

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

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 kernel-rt, kernel-rt-kvm, kernel-rt-core, kernel-rt-modules, kernel-rt-debug-kvm, kernel-rt-debug-core, +12 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 kernel
    affected: workaround, no fix available
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) rv 5.14.0-687.48.1.el9_8, perf 5.14.0-687.48.1.el9_8, rtla 5.14.0-687.48.1.el9_8, python3-perf 5.14.0-687.48.1.el9_8, kernel-devel-matched 5.14.0-687.48.1.el9_8, kernel-64k-devel-matched 5.14.0-687.48.1.el9_8, +7 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 9) kernel 5.14.0-687.48.1.el9_8, kernel-64k 5.14.0-687.48.1.el9_8, kernel-core 5.14.0-687.48.1.el9_8, kernel-tools 5.14.0-687.48.1.el9_8, kernel-modules 5.14.0-687.48.1.el9_8, kernel-64k-core 5.14.0-687.48.1.el9_8, +27 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 9) libperf 5.14.0-687.48.1.el9_8, kernel-debuginfo-common-s390x 5.14.0-687.48.1.el9_8, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 5.14.0-687.48.1.el9_8, kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64 5.14.0-687.48.1.el9_8, kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64le 5.14.0-687.48.1.el9_8 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time (v. 9) kernel-rt 5.14.0-687.48.1.el9_8, kernel-rt-64k 5.14.0-687.48.1.el9_8, kernel-rt-core 5.14.0-687.48.1.el9_8, kernel-rt-modules 5.14.0-687.48.1.el9_8, kernel-rt-64k-core 5.14.0-687.48.1.el9_8, kernel-rt-debug-core 5.14.0-687.48.1.el9_8, +14 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time for NFV (v. 9) kernel-rt 5.14.0-687.48.1.el9_8, kernel-rt-core 5.14.0-687.48.1.el9_8, kernel-rt-modules 5.14.0-687.48.1.el9_8, kernel-rt-debug-core 5.14.0-687.48.1.el9_8, kernel-rt-modules-core 5.14.0-687.48.1.el9_8, kernel-rt-debug-modules 5.14.0-687.48.1.el9_8, +4 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:67470
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 perf, kernel, python-perf, kernel-kdump, kernel-firmware, kernel-bootwrapper, +1 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 perf, kernel, bpftool, kernel-rt, python-perf, kernel-kdump, +8 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 perf, kernel, bpftool, kernel-rt, kernel-core, kernel-tools, +29 more
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

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CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total
Assessed
23 d ago

Exploit prediction

0.15% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 4% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

  • Linux Linux

Classification

Weakness
Technology feeds

References

Sources

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