SB2024062723 - Remote denial of service in Linux kernel Intel idpf driver
Published: June 27, 2024 Updated: May 13, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2024062723
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-35889)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input within the idpf_rx_process_skb_fields() function in drivers/net/ethernet/intel/idpf/idpf_txrx.c when handling unknown packet types. A remote attacker can send specially crafted packets to the system and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.