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CVE-2026-23070
published 2026-02-04

CVE-2026-23070: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Octeontx2-af: Add proper checks for fwdata firmware populates MAC address, link modes…

PriorityP421medium5.5CVSS 3.1
AVLACLPRLUINSUCNINAH
EPSS
0.12%
2.2th percentile
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Octeontx2-af: Add proper checks for fwdata firmware populates MAC address, link modes (supported, advertised) and EEPROM data in shared firmware structure which kernel access via MAC block(CGX/RPM). Accessing fwdata, on boards booted with out MAC block leading to kernel panics. Internal error: Oops: 0000000096000005 [#1] SMP [ 10.460721] Modules linked in: [ 10.463779] CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 174 Comm: kworker/0:3 Not tainted 6.19.0-rc5-00154-g76ec646abdf7-dirty #3 PREEMPT [ 10.474045] Hardware name: Marvell OcteonTX CN98XX board (DT) [ 10.479793] Workqueue: events work_for_cpu_fn [ 10.484159] pstate: 80400009 (Nzcv daif +PAN -UAO -TCO -DIT -SSBS BTYPE=--) [ 10.491124] pc : rvu_sdp_init+0x18/0x114 [ 10.495051] lr : rvu_probe+0xe58/0x1d18

Affected

14 ranges
VendorProductVersion rangeFixed in
debianlinux< linux 6.18.8-1 (forky)linux 6.18.8-1 (forky)
linuxlinux
linuxlinux>= 997814491cee7b19c162ad82439818e555f99ad9 < 079050a23de6b7505595e4af75b36c34f0e9627e079050a23de6b7505595e4af75b36c34f0e9627e
linuxlinux>= 997814491cee7b19c162ad82439818e555f99ad9 < e343973fab43c266a40e4e0dabdc4216db6d5effe343973fab43c266a40e4e0dabdc4216db6d5eff
linuxlinux>= 997814491cee7b19c162ad82439818e555f99ad9 < 4a3dba48188208e4f66822800e042686784d29d14a3dba48188208e4f66822800e042686784d29d1
linuxlinux_kernel
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 6.18.8-16.18.8-1
linuxlinux_kernel>= 6.9 < 6.18.86.18.8
ubuntulinux-azure-6.17
ubuntulinux-azure-fde-6.17
ubuntulinux-gcp-6.17
ubuntulinux-oem-6.17
ubuntulinux-oracle-6.17
ubuntulinux-realtime-6.17

CVSS provenance

nvdv3.15.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
osv5.5MEDIUM
vendor_debian5.5LOW
vendor_redhat5.5MEDIUM
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