CVE-2026-72410

Publication date 15 August 2026

Last updated 9 October 2026

Ubuntu priority

Cvss 3 Severity Score

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: octeontx2-af: Validate NIX maximum LFs correctly NIX maximum number of LFs can be set via devlink command but that can be done before assigning any LFs to a PF/VF. The condition used to check whether any LFs are assigned is incorrect. This patch fixes that condition.

Why is this CVE low priority?

Exploitation requires CAP_NET_ADMIN in the initial user namespace to access the devlink PARAM_SET operation on the OcteonTX2 PCI device, which is equivalent to root-level privileges.

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Status

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Package	Ubuntu Release	Status

Patch details

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Severity score breakdown

CVSS version: CVSS v3.0

Base score 7.8 · High

Base metrics

Parameter	Value
Attack vector	Local
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges required	Low
User interaction	None
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality impact	High
Integrity impact	High
Availability impact	High

Scores

Parameter	Value
Base score	7.8 · High
Exploitability score	-
Impact score	-

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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