In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

octeontx2-af: Add validation before accessing cgx and lmac

with the addition of new MAC blocks like CN10K RPM and CN10KB
RPM_USX, LMACs are noncontiguous and CGX blocks are also
noncontiguous. But during RVU driver initialization, the driver
is assuming they are contiguous and trying to access
cgx or lmac with their id which is resulting in kernel panic.

This patch fixes the issue by adding proper checks.

[ 23.219150] pc : cgx_lmac_read+0x38/0x70
[ 23.219154] lr : rvu_program_channels+0x3f0/0x498
[ 23.223852] sp : ffff000100d6fc80
[ 23.227158] x29: ffff000100d6fc80 x28: ffff00010009f880 x27:
000000000000005a
[ 23.234288] x26: ffff000102586768 x25: 0000000000002500 x24:
fffffffffff0f000
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History

Wed, 08 Oct 2025 13:45:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel

Wed, 08 Oct 2025 00:15:00 +0000

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Metrics threat_severity

None

cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.0, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

threat_severity

Moderate


Tue, 07 Oct 2025 15:30:00 +0000

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Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: octeontx2-af: Add validation before accessing cgx and lmac with the addition of new MAC blocks like CN10K RPM and CN10KB RPM_USX, LMACs are noncontiguous and CGX blocks are also noncontiguous. But during RVU driver initialization, the driver is assuming they are contiguous and trying to access cgx or lmac with their id which is resulting in kernel panic. This patch fixes the issue by adding proper checks. [ 23.219150] pc : cgx_lmac_read+0x38/0x70 [ 23.219154] lr : rvu_program_channels+0x3f0/0x498 [ 23.223852] sp : ffff000100d6fc80 [ 23.227158] x29: ffff000100d6fc80 x28: ffff00010009f880 x27: 000000000000005a [ 23.234288] x26: ffff000102586768 x25: 0000000000002500 x24: fffffffffff0f000
Title octeontx2-af: Add validation before accessing cgx and lmac
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2025-10-07T15:19:49.985Z

Reserved: 2025-10-07T15:16:59.661Z

Link: CVE-2023-53654

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No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2025-10-07T16:15:48.973

Modified: 2025-10-08T19:38:09.863

Link: CVE-2023-53654

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2025-10-07T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2023-53654 - Bugzilla

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Updated: 2025-10-08T13:36:45Z