Ethernet 800 Series Controllers DriverApplication · Intel
CVE-2024-23497
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedOut-of-bounds write in Linux kernel mode driver for some Intel(R) Ethernet Network Controllers and Adapters before version 28.3 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceAn out-of-bounds write vulnerability exists in the Linux kernel mode driver for certain Intel Ethernet Network Controllers and Adapters prior to version 28.3, allowing a local authenticated user to potentially escalate privileges via the memory corruption.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data
Ethernet 800 Series Controllers DriverApplication
< 28.3CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify if Intel Ethernet driver is loadedRun 'lsmod | grep -E "ice|ixgbe|e1000"' or check '/sys/module/' directory for Intel network driver modulesAffected if No Intel Ethernet driver module is loaded, the vulnerability does not apply
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Determine the exact driver versionUse 'modinfo <driver_name>' (e.g., 'modinfo ice' for 800 series) and look for the 'version' or 'srcversion' fieldAffected if The displayed version is missing or cannot be determined
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Compare driver version against 28.3Check the version string from modinfo against the affected range (anything below 28.3)Affected if Version is present and less than 28.3 (e.g., 28.2, 28.1, 27.x, etc.)
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Confirm driver is specifically the 800 SeriesReview 'modinfo' output for 'description' or 'alias' fields mentioning 'Ethernet 800 Series' or 'ice' driverAffected if Driver is Intel Ethernet 800 Series with version < 28.3
A user is affected if the Intel Ethernet 800 Series driver (ice) is loaded and its version is below 28.3.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
dbcve · scoped28.3
Update the Intel Ethernet network adapter driver to version 28.3 or later to address the out-of-bounds write vulnerability.
Intel Ethernet 800 Series Controllers Driver version 28.3
- Identify the current version of the Intel Ethernet 800 Series Controllers Driver installed on the system
- Download the Intel Ethernet 800 Series Controllers Driver version 28.3 or later from Intel's official support website
- Follow Intel's driver installation documentation to upgrade the driver to version 28.3
- Reboot the system as required by the driver installation process
- Verify the driver has been successfully updated to version 28.3 or later
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
Fix this in Ethernet 800 Series Controllers Driver
Scoped from the published advisory
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- Implementation3.0 h
- Testing4.0 h
- Review / QA2.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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