Description
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
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HAffected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | >= 997814491cee7b19c162ad82439818e555f99ad9, < 079050a23de6b7505595e4af75b36c34f0e9627e; >= 997814491cee7b19c162ad82439818e555f99ad9, < e343973fab43c266a40e4e0dabdc4216db6d5eff; >= 997814491cee7b19c162ad82439818e555f99ad9, < 4a3dba48188208e4f66822800e042686784d29d1 |
| Linux | Linux | 6.9 |
References
Timeline
- Published
- Feb 4, 2026
- Last modified
- Nov 5, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified