CVE-2015-1142857

What it is

On multiple SR-IOV cars it is possible for VF's assigned to guests to send ethernet flow control pause frames via the PF. This includes Linux kernel ixgbe driver before commit f079fa005aae08ee0e1bc32699874ff4f02e11c1, the Linux Kernel i40e/i40evf driver before e7358f54a3954df16d4f87e3cad35063f1c17de5 and the DPDK before commit 3f12b9f23b6499ff66ec8b0de941fb469297e5d0, additionally Multiple vendor NIC firmware is affected.

At a glance

Exploitability

Can be exploited over the network without logging in. High risk of service disruption.

Exploit odds

2.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).

Fix

A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.

Timeline

1. 2018-01-23 14:29 UTC PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
2. 2026-06-17 00:21 UTC Last updatedMost recent change to the record

Why it ranks here

• Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
• Exploit odds: 2.1% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
• Severity: 8.6 HIGH (CVSS).
• Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.

Details

Published

2018-01-23 14:29 UTC

Last modified

2026-06-17 00:21 UTC

Exploit probability

2.1% · EPSS, next 30 days

Weakness

CWE-254

Record status

Modified

Affected

• Intel x710 Firmware
• Intel 82599 Firmware
• Intel x540 Firmware
• Intel i350 Firmware
• Intel 82576 Firmware
• Linux Kernel Ixgbe
• Linux Kernel i40e\/i40evf
• Dpdk

Attack profile CVSS 3.0 · 8.6

Attack vector

Network

Complexity

Low

Privileges needed

None

User interaction

None

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

High

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