UBUNTU-CVE-2026-74527: High severity ubuntu/linux-hwe-edge vulnerability
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: octeontx2-af: Block VFs from clobbering special CGX PKIND state PF and VF NIX LFs that share a CGX LMAC reuse the same hardware PKIND programming. When HiGig2 or EDSA parsing is enabled, a VF NIX LF alloc must not reset the LMAC RX PKIND or default TX parse config over the PF setup. Add cgxgetpkind() and rvucgxispkindconfigpermitted() so VFs skip cgxsetpkind(), rvunpcsetpkind(), and NIXAFLFXTXPARSECFG updates when the LMAC is using NPCRXHIGIGPKIND or NPCRXEDSAPKIND.
Affected Software
Remediation
Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.
- Upgrade
Upgrade
ubuntu/linux-nvidia-tegrato a version that resolves this vulnerability.Fixed in 6.8.0-1036.39 - Compensating control
Update the octeontx2-af logic to add cgx_get_pkind() and rvu_cgx_is_pkind_config_permitted(), preventing VFs from calling cgx_set_pkind(), rvu_npc_set_pkind(), or updating NIX_AF_LFX_TX_PARSE_CFG when the LMAC uses NPC_RX_HIGIG_PKIND or NPC_RX_EDSA_PKIND; this preserves the PF-configured special CGX PKIND state for shared PF/VF NIX LFs.