Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: i40e: fix validation of VF state in get resources VF state I40E_VF_STATE_ACTIVE is not the only state in which VF is actually active so it should not be used to determine if a VF is allowed to obtain resources. Use I40E_VF_STATE_RESOURCES_LOADED that is set only in i40e_vc_get_vf_resources_msg() and cleared during reset.
References8
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/185745d56ec958bf8aa773828213237dfcc32f5a
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/6128bbc7adc25c87c2f64b5eb66a280b78ef7ab7
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/6c3981fd59ef11a75005ac9978f034da5a168b6a
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/877b7e6ffc23766448236e8732254534c518ba42
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/8e35c80f8570426fe0f0cc92b151ebd835975f22
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/a991dc56d3e9a2c3db87d0c3f03c24f6595400f1
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/e748f1ee493f88e38b77363a60499f979d42c58a
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/f47876788a23de296c42ef9d505b5c1630f0b4b8
Metrics
- CVSS 3.1
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8.8
HIGH
Score source: CNA
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - EPSS — exploit probability
- 0% percentile: 5 · as of 9 November 2026
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