CVE-2026-97966

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Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: octeontx2-pf: reset HTB scheduler topology before freeing queues HTB offload programs NIX_AF_TLxX_TOPOLOGY on QoS-allocated scheduler queues via otx2_qos_txschq_set_parent_topology(), but teardown freed those queues without clearing TOPOLOGY. The AF only restores PARENT and SCHEDULE on free, so PRIO_ANCHOR/RR_PRIO settings can survive in the shared scheduler pool and affect later allocations. Add otx2_qos_reset_schq_topology() and otx2_qos_free_hw_schq() to zero TL4 through TL2 TOPOLOGY before each schq is returned to the AF during hierarchy teardown and cfg rollback. Skip the aggregation level (TL1): it is a per-tx-link queue shared by the PF, default Tx hierarchy and VFs, and is not freed back to the AF by nix_txschq_free_one().

Severity

Not scored

CVSS score

Not available

Vulnerability status

Received

Source identifier

416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

Published

2026-09-25 11:17:24.413000

Last modified

2026-10-19 10:17:48

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  "sourceIdentifier": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
  "published": "2026-09-25T11:17:24.413",
  "lastModified": "2026-10-19T10:17:48.000",
  "vulnStatus": "Received",
  "cveTags": [],
  "descriptions": [
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      "lang": "en",
      "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nocteontx2-pf: reset HTB scheduler topology before freeing queues\n\nHTB offload programs NIX_AF_TLxX_TOPOLOGY on QoS-allocated scheduler\nqueues via otx2_qos_txschq_set_parent_topology(), but teardown freed\nthose queues without clearing TOPOLOGY.  The AF only restores PARENT and\nSCHEDULE on free, so PRIO_ANCHOR/RR_PRIO settings can survive in the\nshared scheduler pool and affect later allocations.\n\nAdd otx2_qos_reset_schq_topology() and otx2_qos_free_hw_schq() to zero\nTL4 through TL2 TOPOLOGY before each schq is returned to the AF during\nhierarchy teardown and cfg rollback.  Skip the aggregation level (TL1):\nit is a per-tx-link queue shared by the PF, default Tx hierarchy and VFs,\nand is not freed back to the AF by nix_txschq_free_one()."
    }
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