Answer in brief
CVE-2023-54129 records a High severity (CVSS 7.1) vulnerability in octeontx2-af: Add validation for lmac type. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
HOL Guard separates source facts from reviewed analysis. See the methodology.
CVSS is 7.1. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.
The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | >=61071a871ea6eb2125ece91c1a0dbb124a318c8a <4392454c694b13d78c84165c0964729772cd3b73 || >=61071a871ea6eb2125ece91c1a0dbb124a318c8a <83a7f27c5b94e43f29f8216a32790751139aa61e || >=61071a871ea6eb2125ece91c1a0dbb124a318c8a <afd7660c766c4d317feae004e5cd829390bbc4b0 || >=61071a871ea6eb2125ece91c1a0dbb124a318c8a <5c0268b141ad612b6fca13d3a66cfda111716dbb || >=61071a871ea6eb2125ece91c1a0dbb124a318c8a <cb5edce271764524b88b1a6866b3e626686d9a33 | 4392454c694b13d78c84165c0964729772cd3b73, 83a7f27c5b94e43f29f8216a32790751139aa61e, afd7660c766c4d317feae004e5cd829390bbc4b0, 5c0268b141ad612b6fca13d3a66cfda111716dbb, cb5edce271764524b88b1a6866b3e626686d9a33 |
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | 4.20 | Not reported |
Published upstream
Dec 24, 2025
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Aug 5, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Jun 19, 2026
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: octeontx2-af: Add validation for lmac type Upon physical link change, firmware reports to the kernel about the change along with the details like speed, lmac_type_id, etc. Kernel derives lmac_type based on lmac_type_id received from firmware. In a few scenarios, firmware returns an invalid lmac_type_id, which is resulting in below kernel panic. This patch adds the missing validation of the lmac_type_id field. Internal error: Oops: 96000005 [#1] PREEMPT SMP [ 35.321595] Modules linked in: [ 35.328982] CPU: 0 PID: 31 Comm: kworker/0:1 Not tainted 5.4.210-g2e3169d8e1bc-dirty #17 [ 35.337014] Hardware name: Marvell CN103XX board (DT) [ 35.344297] Workqueue: events work_for_cpu_fn [ 35.352730] pstate: 40400089 (nZcv daIf +PAN -UAO) [ 35.360267] pc : strncpy+0x10/0x30 [ 35.366595] lr : cgx_link_change_handler+0x90/0x180
Quoted source text, attributed separately from HOL analysis.
Answer in brief
CVE-2023-54129 records a High severity (CVSS 7.1) vulnerability in octeontx2-af: Add validation for lmac type. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
HOL Guard separates source facts from reviewed analysis. See the methodology.
CVSS is 7.1. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.
The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | >=61071a871ea6eb2125ece91c1a0dbb124a318c8a <4392454c694b13d78c84165c0964729772cd3b73 || >=61071a871ea6eb2125ece91c1a0dbb124a318c8a <83a7f27c5b94e43f29f8216a32790751139aa61e || >=61071a871ea6eb2125ece91c1a0dbb124a318c8a <afd7660c766c4d317feae004e5cd829390bbc4b0 || >=61071a871ea6eb2125ece91c1a0dbb124a318c8a <5c0268b141ad612b6fca13d3a66cfda111716dbb || >=61071a871ea6eb2125ece91c1a0dbb124a318c8a <cb5edce271764524b88b1a6866b3e626686d9a33 | 4392454c694b13d78c84165c0964729772cd3b73, 83a7f27c5b94e43f29f8216a32790751139aa61e, afd7660c766c4d317feae004e5cd829390bbc4b0, 5c0268b141ad612b6fca13d3a66cfda111716dbb, cb5edce271764524b88b1a6866b3e626686d9a33 |
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | 4.20 | Not reported |
Published upstream
Dec 24, 2025
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Aug 5, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Jun 19, 2026
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: octeontx2-af: Add validation for lmac type Upon physical link change, firmware reports to the kernel about the change along with the details like speed, lmac_type_id, etc. Kernel derives lmac_type based on lmac_type_id received from firmware. In a few scenarios, firmware returns an invalid lmac_type_id, which is resulting in below kernel panic. This patch adds the missing validation of the lmac_type_id field. Internal error: Oops: 96000005 [#1] PREEMPT SMP [ 35.321595] Modules linked in: [ 35.328982] CPU: 0 PID: 31 Comm: kworker/0:1 Not tainted 5.4.210-g2e3169d8e1bc-dirty #17 [ 35.337014] Hardware name: Marvell CN103XX board (DT) [ 35.344297] Workqueue: events work_for_cpu_fn [ 35.352730] pstate: 40400089 (nZcv daIf +PAN -UAO) [ 35.360267] pc : strncpy+0x10/0x30 [ 35.366595] lr : cgx_link_change_handler+0x90/0x180
Quoted source text, attributed separately from HOL analysis.