High 7.8Published Aug 15, 2026

CVE-2026-72410octeontx2-af: Validate NIX maximum LFs correctly

Updated under an hour ago (Oct 27, 2026, 11:50 PM ET)

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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.

CVSS: 7.8 HIGH (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE): Not given
Known exploited: Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by: Linux
NVD analysis: Received
Record last updated: Aug 17, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Oct 9, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

Linux Linux linux:linux (from the name)	from dd7842878633453e38d6a4927593dd28b9d8ab91 before 0933fe0130eb71af0c3ab481b40f543b458a8c54; from dd7842878633453e38d6a4927593dd28b9d8ab91 before e0ac054416bf4e913fe96cefefe94e3331bbe6fa; from dd7842878633453e38d6a4927593dd28b9d8ab91 before b1f6381acf9d55fab208e8b4c252a5a671820bd9; from dd7842878633453e38d6a4927593dd28b9d8ab91 before 1576d12a39860418d6a68b402fda71a48f04a57c	CNA record

References

References

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

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