# CVE-2026-98806: octeontx2-pf: Fix aura BPID assignment when CONFIG\_DCB is enabled

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 6.15, 7.2.10
- Published: 2026-10-18 · Updated: 2026-10-19

## Affected

- Linux: from 184fb40f731bd3353b0887731f7caba66609e9cd, fixed in 59fbbded05e559675930fd521b8d62b72828b52d; from 184fb40f731bd3353b0887731f7caba66609e9cd, fixed in 056994563935e049093f100efaad7e63ad113814; from 6.14.9, fixed in 6.15
- Linux: 6.15
- Kernel (Linux): from 6.15.0, fixed in 7.2.10

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: octeontx2-pf: Fix aura BPID assignment when CONFIG_DCB is enabled Previously, BPID assignment under CONFIG_DCB assumed `queue_to_pfc_map` was always initialized. For SDP VFs this leads to invalid memory access as it was not initialized. This patch adds a NULL check for `queue_to_pfc_map` before dereferencing it. Also, simplifies the logic by always assigning a default BPID first, then conditionally overriding it if CONFIG_DCB is enabled and the map exists.

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/59fbbded05e559675930fd521b8d62b72828b52d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/056994563935e049093f100efaad7e63ad113814

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