CVE-2026-72410: Linux

High severity, CVSS 7.8. EPSS: 0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Affected products

• Linux Linux: from 6.8, before 6.12.97 (fixed in 6.12.97); from 6.13, before 6.18.40 (fixed in 6.18.40); from 6.19, before 7.1.5 (fixed in 7.1.5)

Published 2026-08-15. Last modified 2026-08-17.