CVE-2026-80629: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: octeontx2-af: npc: Fix size of entry2cntr

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: octeontx2-af: npc: Fix size of entry2cntr_map KASAN prints below splat.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: octeontx2-af: npc: Fix size of entry2cntr_map KASAN prints below splat. This is caused by allocating counter for reserved mcam entry for cpt 2nd pass entry. But mcam->entry2cntr_map is not allocated for reserved entries. BUG: KASAN: slab-out-of-bounds in npc_map_mcam_entry_and_cntr+0xb0/0x1a0 Write of size 2 at addr ffff0001033e7ffe by task kworker/0:1/14 CPU: 0 PID: 14 Comm: kworker/0:1 Not tainted 6.1.67 #1 Hardware name: Marvell CN106XX board (DT) Workqueue: events work_for_cpu_fn Call trace: dump_backtrace.part.0+0xe4/0xf0 show_stack+0x18/0x30 dump_stack_lvl+0x88/0xb4 print_report+0x154/0x458 kasan_report+0xb8/0x194 __asan_store2+0x7c/0xa0 npc_map_mcam_entry_and_cntr+0xb0/0x1a0 rvu_mbox_handler_npc_mcam_write_entry+0x268/0x280 npc_install_flow+0x840/0xfe0 rvu_npc_install_cpt_pass2_entry+0x138/0x190 rvu_nix_init+0x148c/0x2880 rvu_probe+0x1800/0x30b0 local_pci_probe+0x78/0xe0 work_for_cpu_fn+0x30/0x50 process_one_work+0x4cc/0x97c worker_thread+0x360/0x630 kthread+0x1a0/0x1b0 ret_from_fork+0x10/0x20

Description from the National Vulnerability Database, published by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

What it means for a small business

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How likely is an attack? The Exploit Prediction Scoring System, run by FIRST (the global association of security response teams), puts the odds of this one being exploited in the next 30 days at 0.21%, higher than 11% of CVEs. That’s low, but low isn’t zero, and the odds jump the day someone publishes an exploit. Scored October 28, 2026, updated daily.

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