{ "dataType": "CVE_RECORD", "dataVersion": "5.2", "cveMetadata": { "cveId": "CVE-2026-72312", "assignerOrgId": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "state": "PUBLISHED", "assignerShortName": "Linux", "dateReserved": "2026-08-09T03:40:39.918Z", "datePublished": "2026-08-15T05:55:27.817Z", "dateUpdated": "2026-08-17T05:42:39.727Z" }, "containers": { "cna": { "providerMetadata": { "orgId": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "shortName": "Linux", "dateUpdated": "2026-08-17T05:42:39.727Z" }, "descriptions": [ { "lang": "en", "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nocteontx2-af: fix VF bringup affecting PF promiscuous state\n\nMbox handling of nix_set_rx_mode for a VF with promiscuous and\nall_multi flags set to false causes deletion of the PF's promiscuous\nand allmulti MCAM rules. This occurs because the APIs that\nenable/disable these rules operate only on the PF, even when the\nmbox request is made via a VF interface.\n\nGuard both rvu_npc_enable_allmulti_entry() and\nrvu_npc_enable_promisc_entry() disable paths with an is_vf() check so\nthat a VF bringing up or tearing down its interface cannot inadvertently\nclear the PF's MCAM rules." } ], "metrics": [ { "cvssV3_1": { "version": "3.1", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:H", "baseScore": 7.9, "baseSeverity": "HIGH" }, "scenarios": [ { "lang": "en", "value": "AV:L - Exploitation requires local control of an SR-IOV VF netdev on Marvell OcteonTX2/CN10K hardware; the bug is triggered via the VF driver's mailbox to the AF (rvu_mbox_handler_nix_set_rx_mode), not by remote packet delivery.\nAC:L - An attacker with VF netdev access can reliably trigger the flaw by bringing the interface up/down or changing rx_mode (e.g., ip link set up), which sends NIX_SET_RX_MODE with promisc/allmulti cleared; no race or victim timing is required.\nPR:L - Only guest/namespace CAP_NET_ADMIN (or equivalent root in an SR-IOV-assigned VM) is needed to manage the VF netdev; host init-namespace root is not required and user namespaces cannot reach this hardware path without the VF device.\nUI:N - No victim interaction is needed; the attacker initiates VF interface bringup/teardown or rx_mode updates that invoke otx2_do_set_rx_mode/otx2vf_do_set_rx_mode and the AF mbox handler.\nS:C - A VF tenant can alter PF-side NPC MCAM promiscuous/allmulti rules (rvu_npc_enable_promisc_entry/rvu_npc_enable_allmulti_entry mask pcifunc to the PF), crossing the SR-IOV isolation boundary between guest/tenant and host/provider packet filtering.\nC:L - Disabling the PF promiscuous/allmulti MCAM entries can blind host IDS/tcpdump and other monitoring that depends on promiscuous reception, reducing visibility into network traffic on the affected PF (limited confidentiality impact, not arbitrary kernel memory read).\nI:L - The VF causes unauthorized modification of host-side hardware packet-filter state by disabling PF MCAM promisc/allmulti rules; this is limited integrity impact on network policy rather than arbitrary memory or code execution.\nA:H - Clearing PF promiscuous and allmulti MCAM rules can break or degrade PF multicast delivery and promiscuous capture/monitoring on internet-facing cloud/edge servers using these NICs, and can be repeated by cycling the VF interface." } ] } ], "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_nix.c" ], "versions": [ { "version": "967db3529ecac305d230aa4e60abddf6ab63543a", "lessThan": "daa2451640a3e0727fd598f5c2ccb8bb4d5a8b9c", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git" }, { "version": "967db3529ecac305d230aa4e60abddf6ab63543a", "lessThan": "212c59e5e416859579272288fd325148fc316109", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git" }, { "version": "967db3529ecac305d230aa4e60abddf6ab63543a", "lessThan": "53e17d9ed779ad25870abb9c31bc294c71a2278c", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git" }, { "version": "967db3529ecac305d230aa4e60abddf6ab63543a", "lessThan": "3de77d2f34c2bc2acaedabc2c5e0a561b85c283a", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git" }, { "version": "967db3529ecac305d230aa4e60abddf6ab63543a", "lessThan": "3cf83432e0561aef6d7ec2664909d12d0ff0ffc1", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git" }, { "version": "967db3529ecac305d230aa4e60abddf6ab63543a", "lessThan": "fabb881df322da25442f98d23f5fa371e3c78ec4", "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_nix.c" ], "versions": [ { "version": "5.14", "status": "affected" }, { "version": "0", "lessThan": "5.14", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver" }, { "version": "6.1.178", "lessThanOrEqual": "6.1.*", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver" }, { "version": "6.6.145", "lessThanOrEqual": "6.6.*", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver" }, { "version": "6.12.97", "lessThanOrEqual": "6.12.*", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver" }, { "version": "6.18.40", "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": "6.1.178" }, { "vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "5.14", "versionEndExcluding": "6.6.145" }, { "vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "5.14", "versionEndExcluding": "6.12.97" }, { "vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "5.14", "versionEndExcluding": "6.18.40" }, { "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/daa2451640a3e0727fd598f5c2ccb8bb4d5a8b9c" }, { "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/212c59e5e416859579272288fd325148fc316109" }, { "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/53e17d9ed779ad25870abb9c31bc294c71a2278c" }, { "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3de77d2f34c2bc2acaedabc2c5e0a561b85c283a" }, { "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3cf83432e0561aef6d7ec2664909d12d0ff0ffc1" }, { "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fabb881df322da25442f98d23f5fa371e3c78ec4" } ], "title": "octeontx2-af: fix VF bringup affecting PF promiscuous state", "x_generator": { "engine": "bippy-1.2.0" } } } }