vulnerability
Red Hat: CVE-2023-45871: kernel: IGB driver inadequate buffer size for frames larger than MTU (Multiple Advisories)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | (AV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | Oct 15, 2023 | Dec 13, 2023 | Mar 27, 2026 |
Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Oct 15, 2023
Added
Dec 13, 2023
Modified
Mar 27, 2026
Description
An issue was discovered in drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_main.c in the IGB driver in the Linux kernel before 6.5.3. A buffer size may not be adequate for frames larger than the MTU.
Solutions
redhat-upgrade-kernelredhat-upgrade-kernel-rt
References
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