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Intel® Ethernet Controller X710/XL710 Driver Security Vulnerability
| Intel ID | INTEL-SA-00069 |
|---|---|
| Product family | Intel® Ethernet Controller X710 family and Intel® Ethernet Controller XL710 family |
| Impact of vulnerability | Denial of Service |
| Severity rating | Critical |
| Original release | Feb 27, 2017 |
| Last revised | Feb 27, 2017 |
Summary:
A security vulnerability in the Intel® Ethernet Controller X710 and Intel® Ethernet Controller XL710 family of products (Fortville) has been found in the device driver.
Description:
A security vulnerability in the Intel® Ethernet Controller X710 and Intel® Ethernet Controller XL710 family of products (Fortville) has been found in the device driver. In certain layer 2 network configurations the device driver may continuously reset. All driver versions prior to 21.3 are impacted.
This exploit rates a CVSSv3 ranking of Medium (6.5) CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected products:
The driver for all operating systems listed below are impacted.
Operating System
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Additional Notes
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Windows* Server 2008 R2 x64
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64 bit only.
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Windows* Server 2012
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64 bit only. No SR-IOV support.
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Windows* Server 2012 R2
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64 bit only.
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Windows* Server 2016
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64 bit only.
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Linux: RHEL 6.5/6.6/6.7
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64 bit only.
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Linux: RHEL 7.0/7.1
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64 bit only.
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Linux: SLES 11 SP4
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64 bit only.
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Linux: SLES 12 SP1
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64 bit only.
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Linux Stable Kernel version 2.6/4.x
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64 bit only.
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FreeBSD 10.2/10.3
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Recommendations:
Intel recommends updating to Intel® driver versions included in Release 22.0 or newer available at
https://downloadcenter.intel.com/product/93099/Intel-Ethernet-Controller-XL710-BM2
CVE Name: CVE-2016-8105
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