CVE-2024-21806 Denial of service in Intel(R) Ethernet Network Controllers and Adapters E810 Series
An authenticated local user can cause a denial of service in Intel E810 Ethernet controllers due to improper condition checks in the kernel driver.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-21806?
CVE-2024-21806 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Intel(R) Ethernet Network Controllers and Adapters E810 Series, published on 14 Aug 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Improper conditions check in Linux kernel mode driver for some Intel(R) Ethernet Network Controllers and Adapters E810 Series before version 28.3 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable denial of service via local access.
Weakness: CWE-754
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-21806?
How do I fix CVE-2024-21806?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-21806 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2024-21806 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-21806 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-7cvv-m77g-px3w.