Improper access control in DPDK Project products - CVE-2015-1142857
Published: April 2, 2018 / Updated: October 8, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU11460
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2015-1142857
CWE-ID: CWE-284
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Intel
kernel.org
DPDK Project
kernel.org
DPDK Project
Affected software:
Intel Ethernet 500 Series Controllers driver for Linux
i40e/i40evf driver for Linux
DPDK
Intel Ethernet 500 Series Controllers driver for Linux
i40e/i40evf driver for Linux
DPDK
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The weakness exists due to sending ethernet flow control pause frames via the PF. A remote attacker can trigger network congestion spreading and cause the service to crash.
The weakness exists due to sending ethernet flow control pause frames via the PF. A remote attacker can trigger network congestion spreading and cause the service to crash.
How to mitigate CVE-2015-1142857
Install update from vendor's website.