{"dataType":"CVE_RECORD","dataVersion":"5.2","cveMetadata":{"cveId":"CVE-2026-72045","assignerOrgId":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67","state":"PUBLISHED","assignerShortName":"Linux","dateReserved":"2026-08-09T03:40:39.902Z","datePublished":"2026-08-15T05:52:04.038Z","dateUpdated":"2026-08-23T12:46:33.156Z"},"containers":{"cna":{"providerMetadata":{"orgId":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67","shortName":"Linux","dateUpdated":"2026-08-23T12:46:33.156Z"},"descriptions":[{"lang":"en","value":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nocteontx2-af: cn10k: restrict VF LMTLINE sharing to its own PF\n\nrvu_mbox_handler_lmtst_tbl_setup() uses req->base_pcifunc as a direct\nindex into the LMT map table to read another function's LMTLINE\nphysical base address and copy it into the caller's own LMT map table\nentry. The mailbox dispatcher authenticates req->hdr.pcifunc from the\nIRQ source, but req->base_pcifunc is a separate payload field and is\nnot sanitized.\n\nReject the request with -EPERM when a VF caller's base_pcifunc is not a\nvalid function under its own PF. is_pf_func_valid() bounds the FUNC field\nto the PF's configured VF count, keeping the computed index inside the\ncaller's own slot block."}],"metrics":[{"cvssV3_1":{"version":"3.1","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H","baseScore":8.8,"baseSeverity":"HIGH"},"scenarios":[{"lang":"en","value":"AV:L - Exploitation requires local control of an assigned Marvell CN10K/OCTEONTX2 SR-IOV VF and sending a crafted LMTST_TBL_SETUP mailbox message over the PCI VF→AF control path (rvu_afvf_mbox_handler→rvu_mbox_handler_lmtst_tbl_setup); it is not reachable via remote packet delivery.\nAC:L - Once a VF is assigned, the attacker fully controls the unsanitized base_pcifunc payload field and can trigger the flaw deterministically with a single mailbox message; no race, special memory layout, or victim timing is required.\nPR:L - Only control of an assigned VF is needed (typical cloud/tenant VM or container with SR-IOV passthrough, or guest root/CAP_NET_ADMIN managing the VF); host init-namespace root is not required and unprivileged host users cannot reach this hardware mailbox without the VF device.\nUI:N - No victim user action is required; the attacker directly sends the malicious LMTST_TBL_SETUP mailbox request from their VF to the AF handler.\nS:C - A malicious VF tenant can retarget hardware LMTLINE stores to another PF/VF's memory region, crossing the SR-IOV tenant isolation boundary and enabling guest-to-host or guest-to-guest impact on shared CN10K NIC deployments.\nC:H - Redirecting a VF's LMT map entry to another function's LMTLINE region lets the attacker read victim in-flight packet/crypto submission metadata and buffer pointers from shared hardware LMT memory, constituting cross-tenant information disclosure beyond the attacker's scope.\nI:H - After the map-table redirect, the attacker's LMTST flush operations (packet TX SQE submission, NPA aura free, CPT enqueue) are hardware-written into the victim's LMTLINE physical pages, enabling arbitrary cross-tenant memory corruption and potential control of victim I/O submission state.\nA:H - Corrupting another PF/VF's LMTLINE submission buffers can crash or hang the victim's networking/crypto stack (guest kernel oops/panic or persistent TX failure) and the attack can be repeated on demand by resending mailbox requests."}]}],"affected":[{"product":"Linux","vendor":"Linux","defaultStatus":"unaffected","repo":"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git","programFiles":["drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/rvu_cn10k.c"],"versions":[{"version":"893ae97214c385be02f8ec097298cc48c7f0d905","lessThan":"04c014e49b9f53d58a8f94adece8a0af3ae1b85c","status":"affected","versionType":"git"},{"version":"893ae97214c385be02f8ec097298cc48c7f0d905","lessThan":"6967dd944be2a71eddab3a2ae1a1a4dd9e5f8eed","status":"affected","versionType":"git"},{"version":"893ae97214c385be02f8ec097298cc48c7f0d905","lessThan":"e9c5b03208507dd6d58b0c23a2c60b5c2f4c1b11","status":"affected","versionType":"git"},{"version":"893ae97214c385be02f8ec097298cc48c7f0d905","lessThan":"54535692bec9ef464adc714108eb19e49e38b5a2","status":"affected","versionType":"git"},{"version":"893ae97214c385be02f8ec097298cc48c7f0d905","lessThan":"c73b8795b45f4ad5a95120d2e9b435ea4616e08e","status":"affected","versionType":"git"},{"version":"893ae97214c385be02f8ec097298cc48c7f0d905","lessThan":"59da37fee81a8d76079313348ca13c5bc90dd6ae","status":"affected","versionType":"git"},{"version":"893ae97214c385be02f8ec097298cc48c7f0d905","lessThan":"8cdcf3d2caacdee7ddd363705fb4d93b0c1a0915","status":"affected","versionType":"git"}]},{"product":"Linux","vendor":"Linux","defaultStatus":"affected","repo":"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git","programFiles":["drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/rvu_cn10k.c"],"versions":[{"version":"5.14","status":"affected"},{"version":"0","lessThan":"5.14","status":"unaffected","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"5.15.217","lessThanOrEqual":"5.15.*","status":"unaffected","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"6.1.184","lessThanOrEqual":"6.1.*","status":"unaffected","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"6.6.148","lessThanOrEqual":"6.6.*","status":"unaffected","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"6.12.101","lessThanOrEqual":"6.12.*","status":"unaffected","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"6.18.42","lessThanOrEqual":"6.18.*","status":"unaffected","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"7.1.5","lessThanOrEqual":"7.1.*","status":"unaffected","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"7.2","lessThanOrEqual":"*","status":"unaffected","versionType":"original_commit_for_fix"}]}],"cpeApplicability":[{"nodes":[{"operator":"OR","negate":false,"cpeMatch":[{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"5.14","versionEndExcluding":"5.15.217"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"5.14","versionEndExcluding":"6.1.184"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"5.14","versionEndExcluding":"6.6.148"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"5.14","versionEndExcluding":"6.12.101"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"5.14","versionEndExcluding":"6.18.42"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"5.14","versionEndExcluding":"7.1.5"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"5.14","versionEndExcluding":"7.2"}]}]}],"references":[{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/04c014e49b9f53d58a8f94adece8a0af3ae1b85c"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6967dd944be2a71eddab3a2ae1a1a4dd9e5f8eed"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e9c5b03208507dd6d58b0c23a2c60b5c2f4c1b11"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/54535692bec9ef464adc714108eb19e49e38b5a2"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c73b8795b45f4ad5a95120d2e9b435ea4616e08e"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/59da37fee81a8d76079313348ca13c5bc90dd6ae"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8cdcf3d2caacdee7ddd363705fb4d93b0c1a0915"}],"title":"octeontx2-af: cn10k: restrict VF LMTLINE sharing to its own PF","x_generator":{"engine":"bippy-1.2.0"}}}}