Resource exhaustion in Intel Ethernet 700 Series and Intel Ethernet 700 Series Controller Software - CVE-2019-0148

Vulnerability identifier: #VU22954

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4: 6.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-0148

CWE-ID: CWE-400

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a resource leak in i40e driver. A local user can trigger resource exhaustion and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Intel Ethernet 700 Series
Intel Ethernet 700 Series Controller Software
Ubuntu
linux-image-virtual-lts-xenial (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-powerpc64-smp-lts-xenial (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-powerpc64-emb-lts-xenial (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-powerpc-smp-lts-xenial (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-powerpc-e500mc-lts-xenial (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-lts-xenial (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-lts-xenial (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-lpae-lts-xenial (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-virtual (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-powerpc64-smp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-powerpc64-emb (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-powerpc-smp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-powerpc-e500mc (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-lpae (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-4.4.0-198-generic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-4.4.0-198-generic-lpae (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-4.4.0-198-powerpc64-smp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-4.4.0-198-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-4.4.0-198-powerpc-e500mc (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-4.4.0-198-powerpc64-emb (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-4.4.0-198-powerpc-smp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-4.4.0-1083-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-kvm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-4.4.0-1085-kvm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-4.4.0-1119-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-raspi2 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-4.4.0-1143-raspi2 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-snapdragon (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-4.4.0-1147-snapdragon (Ubuntu package)

Install updates from vendor's website.

Intel Ethernet 700 Series - update to 7.0
Intel Ethernet 700 Series Controller Software - update to 24.0
linux-image-virtual-lts-xenial (Ubuntu package) - update to 4.4.0.198.173
linux-image-powerpc64-smp-lts-xenial (Ubuntu package) - update to 4.4.0.198.173
linux-image-powerpc64-emb-lts-xenial (Ubuntu package) - update to 4.4.0.198.173
linux-image-powerpc-smp-lts-xenial (Ubuntu package) - update to 4.4.0.198.173
linux-image-powerpc-e500mc-lts-xenial (Ubuntu package) - update to 4.4.0.198.173
linux-image-lowlatency-lts-xenial (Ubuntu package) - update to 4.4.0.198.173
linux-image-generic-lts-xenial (Ubuntu package) - update to 4.4.0.198.173
linux-image-generic-lpae-lts-xenial (Ubuntu package) - update to 4.4.0.198.173
linux-image-lowlatency (Ubuntu package) - update to 4.4.0.198.204
linux-image-virtual (Ubuntu package) - update to 4.4.0.198.204
linux-image-powerpc64-smp (Ubuntu package) - update to 4.4.0.198.204
linux-image-powerpc64-emb (Ubuntu package) - update to 4.4.0.198.204
linux-image-powerpc-smp (Ubuntu package) - update to 4.4.0.198.204
linux-image-powerpc-e500mc (Ubuntu package) - update to 4.4.0.198.204
linux-image-generic-lpae (Ubuntu package) - update to 4.4.0.198.204
linux-image-generic (Ubuntu package) - update to 4.4.0.198.204
linux-image-4.4.0-198-generic (Ubuntu package) - update to 4.4.0-198.230~14.04.1
linux-image-4.4.0-198-generic-lpae (Ubuntu package) - update to 4.4.0-198.230~14.04.1
linux-image-4.4.0-198-powerpc64-smp (Ubuntu package) - update to 4.4.0-198.230~14.04.1
linux-image-4.4.0-198-lowlatency (Ubuntu package) - update to 4.4.0-198.230~14.04.1
linux-image-4.4.0-198-powerpc-e500mc (Ubuntu package) - update to 4.4.0-198.230~14.04.1
linux-image-4.4.0-198-powerpc64-emb (Ubuntu package) - update to 4.4.0-198.230~14.04.1
linux-image-4.4.0-198-powerpc-smp (Ubuntu package) - update to 4.4.0-198.230~14.04.1
linux-image-aws (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 4.4.0.1083.80, 4.4.0.1119.124
linux-image-4.4.0-1083-aws (Ubuntu package) - update to 4.4.0-1083.87
linux-image-kvm (Ubuntu package) - update to 4.4.0.1085.83
linux-image-4.4.0-1085-kvm (Ubuntu package) - update to 4.4.0-1085.94
linux-image-4.4.0-1119-aws (Ubuntu package) - update to 4.4.0-1119.133
linux-image-raspi2 (Ubuntu package) - update to 4.4.0.1143.143
linux-image-4.4.0-1143-raspi2 (Ubuntu package) - update to 4.4.0-1143.153
linux-image-snapdragon (Ubuntu package) - update to 4.4.0.1147.139
linux-image-4.4.0-1147-snapdragon (Ubuntu package) - update to 4.4.0-1147.157

• https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00255.html

• Multiple vulnerabilities in Intel Ethernet 700 Series Controllers
• Ubuntu update for linux