octeontx2-af: Block VFs from clobbering special CGX PKIND state
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · 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: Block VFs from clobbering special CGX PKIND state PF and VF NIX LFs that share a CGX LMAC reuse the same hardware PKIND programming. When HiGig2 or EDSA parsing is enabled, a VF NIX LF alloc must not reset the LMAC RX PKIND or default TX parse config over the PF setup. Add cgx_get_pkind() and rvu_cgx_is_pkind_config_permitted() so VFs skip cgx_set_pkind(), rvu_npc_set_pkind(), and NIX_AF_LFX_TX_PARSE_CFG updates when the LMAC is using NPC_RX_HIGIG_PKIND or NPC_RX_EDSA_PKIND.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
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 6.1.191, 6.6.160, 6.12.114, 6.18.57, 7.1.8, 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-2026-74527
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vg39-x84f-cgrf
- 2026-10-16 Fix available: Linux/[email protected], Linux/Linux@a76243488740a07c81c9adf431685bb7f7c31d8c · CNA
- 2026-10-16 1 new reference · CNA
- 2026-10-18 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-10-21 Fix available: Linux/Linux@1106b26e86ac1e7e4d1f634bcd532c5d44e60620, Linux/[email protected], Linux/[email protected] +1 · CNA
- 2026-10-21 2 new references · CNA
- 2026-10-30 CVSS score changed · Red Hat
- 2026-10-30 Fix available: Linux/[email protected], Linux/Linux@f24f7ce6fb2d1ae080a05371afddba30a3e0b919 · CNA
- 2026-10-30 1 new reference · CNA
References
Other 6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f24f7ce6fb2d1ae080a05371afddba30a3e0b919
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1106b26e86ac1e7e4d1f634bcd532c5d44e60620
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7e888d7dd11519330ba6c6a28391d55891463a6a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a76243488740a07c81c9adf431685bb7f7c31d8c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d3c6b0f48f126a36955b3fb4154a59d0b3621d97
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3bd438a58e910db5dc369aa25dfed1fc95f1b596
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Sources
- CVE-2026-74527 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-74527 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-vg39-x84f-cgrf · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-74527 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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