Ethernet 800 Series Controllers DriverApplication · Intel
CVE-2024-23499
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 · uneditedProtection mechanism failure in Linux kernel mode driver for some Intel(R) Ethernet Network Controllers and Adapters E810 Series before version 28.3 may allow an unauthenticated user to potentially enable denial of service via network 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 confidenceA protection mechanism failure exists in the Linux kernel mode driver for Intel Ethernet Network Controllers and Adapters E810 Series before version 28.3. This vulnerability allows an unauthenticated attacker on the network to potentially cause a denial of service by exploiting the inadequate protection checks in the driver.
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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
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/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 Intel E810 hardware presentRun 'lspci | grep -i ether' or 'lspci -d 8086:' to list Intel network controllers. Look for E810 or 800 Series in the output.Affected if No Intel E810 or 800 Series network controller is listed in PCI devices
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Check the Ethernet driver versionRun 'ethtool -i <interface>' where <interface> is your network interface (e.g., eth0, ens33). Alternatively, run 'modinfo ice' to check the ice driver module version directly.Affected if The driver version displayed is below 28.3 (e.g., 28.2, 28.1, etc.)
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Verify driver is loaded and activeRun 'lsmod | grep ice' to confirm the ice kernel module is currently loaded. Run 'ip link show' to confirm the network interface exists and is up.Affected if The ice driver module is not loaded or the E810 interface does not appear in ip link output (driver may not be in use)
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Compare installed version against affected rangeCompare the driver version from step 2 to the CVE affected versions. The CVE states versions < 28.3 are vulnerable. If your version is 28.3 or higher, you are not in the affected range.Affected if The installed driver version is less than 28.3 (e.g., any version before the 28.3 release)
You are affected if your system has an Intel E810 or 800 Series network adapter running the ice driver with a version number lower than 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 E810 Ethernet driver to version 28.3 or later to remediate the protection mechanism failure.
Intel Ethernet Network Driver version 28.3
- Identify the current version of the Intel(R) Ethernet E810 Series driver installed on the system
- Download Intel Ethernet Network Driver version 28.3 or later from Intel's support website (support.intel.com)
- Follow Intel's documented driver installation procedure for Linux to update the driver
- Reboot the system as required by the driver installation process
- Verify the updated driver version is loaded correctly
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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- Implementation2.0 h
- Testing4.0 h
- Review / QA2.0 h
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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