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CVE-2026-46249

MediumCVSS 5.5
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.12%

2th percentile - higher than 2% of all known CVEs

Summary

In the Linux kernel, in the octeontx2-af driver, a bug causes the PF driver to crash during kexec booting. During a kexec reboot, hardware state persists, and the PF driver may incorrectly assume AF is ready, leading to a crash.

Risk Assessment

The organization may experience system instability or crashes during kexec reboots, potentially affecting service availability.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the Linux kernel to a version containing the fix that clears the RVUM block revision during AF shutdown.

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Original NVD description (English source)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: octeontx2-af: Fix PF driver crash with kexec kernel booting During a kexec reboot the hardware is not power-cycled, so AF state from the old kernel can persist into the new kernel. When AF and PF drivers are built as modules, the PF driver may probe before AF reinitializes the hardware. The PF driver treats the RVUM block revision as an indication that AF initialization is complete. If this value is left uncleared at shutdown, PF may incorrectly assume AF is ready and access stale hardware state, leading to a crash. Clear the RVUM block revision during AF shutdown to avoid PF mis-detecting AF readiness after kexec.

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