CVE-2023-45871

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.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.03%
Third-Party Advisory debian.org Third-Party Advisory netapp.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git/commit/?id=bb5ed01cd2428cd25b1c88a3a9cba87055eb289f patch mailing list
https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.5.3 release notes
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231110-0001/ third party advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/01/msg00004.html third party advisory mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2023-45871?
CVE-2023-45871 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2023-45871?
To fix CVE-2023-45871, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2023-45871 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2023-45871 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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