octeontx2-af: fix VF bringup affecting PF promiscuous state
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · High
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 2 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: octeontx2-af: fix VF bringup affecting PF promiscuous state Mbox handling of nix_set_rx_mode for a VF with promiscuous and all_multi flags set to false causes deletion of the PF's promiscuous and allmulti MCAM rules. This occurs because the APIs that enable/disable these rules operate only on the PF, even when the mbox request is made via a VF interface. Guard both rvu_npc_enable_allmulti_entry() and rvu_npc_enable_promisc_entry() disable paths with an is_vf() check so that a VF bringing up or tearing down its interface cannot inadvertently clear the PF's MCAM rules.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 6.1.178, 6.6.145, 6.12.97, 6.18.40, 7.1.5, 7.2
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
Not affected: 3 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-72312
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-87w2-pjwv-62x9
- 2026-10-16 CISA SSVC decision points changed
References
Other 6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/daa2451640a3e0727fd598f5c2ccb8bb4d5a8b9c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/212c59e5e416859579272288fd325148fc316109
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/53e17d9ed779ad25870abb9c31bc294c71a2278c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3de77d2f34c2bc2acaedabc2c5e0a561b85c283a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3cf83432e0561aef6d7ec2664909d12d0ff0ffc1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fabb881df322da25442f98d23f5fa371e3c78ec4
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Sources
- CVE-2026-72312 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-72312 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-87w2-pjwv-62x9 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-72312 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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