CVE-2026-46249
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.
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.11%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
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.
- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.11% probability · 2th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel
- Source
- 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
EPSS 0.1% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1370736836a18b5e0cd74bcc9cffe11d21f1fe79Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2d2d574309e3ae84ee794869a5da8b4c38753a94Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/57821d1436ba1c6a6973aa32d54166fdec35558cPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7d56ba306e93d04696718963fb4cda2883ee7585Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8b5ed7c5417b7013d35b6f2507dab739013ba1a9Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9769a09afda20a006b528b9e723effcae45965b2Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9c3398e5b3a914b74276d44ab54c49123b89c61aPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b7605b9301abc18fbbf2b0e23fdd281fc768955dPatch
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.