# CVE-2024-26830: i40e: Do not allow untrusted VF to remove administratively set MAC

> An untrusted virtual function can bypass administrative MAC address restrictions by removing the assigned MAC when the interface is brought down.

- **Severity:** High 8.4 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 17 Apr 2024
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2026
- **Also known as:** AZL-59445, BELL-CVE-2024-26830, DEBIAN-CVE-2024-26830, GHSA-wvxq-2p8c-hj2m, ROOT-OS-DEBIAN-11-CVE-2024-26830, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-26830

## What is CVE-2024-26830?

CVE-2024-26830 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 17 Apr 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

i40e: Do not allow untrusted VF to remove administratively set MAC

Currently when PF administratively sets VF's MAC address and the VF
is put down (VF tries to delete all MACs) then the MAC is removed
from MAC filters and primary VF MAC is zeroed.

Do not allow untrusted VF to remove primary MAC when it was set
administratively by PF.

Reproducer:
1) Create VF
2) Set VF interface up
3) Administratively set the VF's MAC
4) Put VF interface down

[root@host ~]# echo 1 > /sys/class/net/enp2s0f0/device/sriov_numvfs
[root@host ~]# ip link set enp2s0f0v0 up
[root@host ~]# ip link set enp2s0f0 vf 0 mac fe:6c:b5:da:c7:7d
[root@host ~]# ip link show enp2s0f0
23: enp2s0f0: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 1500 qdisc mq state UP mode DEFAULT group default qlen 1000
    link/ether 3c:ec:ef:b7:dd:04 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
    vf 0     link/ether fe:6c:b5:da:c7:7d brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff, spoof checking on, link-state auto, trust off
[root@host ~]# ip link set enp2s0f0v0 down
[root@host ~]# ip link show enp2s0f0
23: enp2s0f0: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 1500 qdisc mq state UP mode DEFAULT group default qlen 1000
    link/ether 3c:ec:ef:b7:dd:04 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
    vf 0     link/ether 00:00:00:00:00:00 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff, spoof checking on, link-state auto, trust off

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-26830?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Linux kernel.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-26830?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2024-26830 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-26830 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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- [CVE-2026-53362](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-53362/): Linux Kernel Unspecified (high 7.8, exploited in the wild)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-26830 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-26830 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 17 Apr 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-26830 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Linux kernel. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-26830/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-26830/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-26830
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-26830
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-26830

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-26830/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.