CVE-2023-45871

HIGH
7.5
CVSS Score
Published: October 15, 2023 at 12:00 AM UTC
Updated: October 15, 2026 at 01:17 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsLinux KernelDebian Linux

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Severity
HIGH7.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.6%

Description

An issue was discovered in drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_main.c in the IGB driver in the Linux kernel before 6.5.3. A buffer size may not be adequate for frames larger than the MTU.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

3.4 ≤ v < 4.14.3264.15 ≤ v < 4.19.2954.20 ≤ v < 5.4.2575.11 ≤ v < 5.15.1325.16 ≤ v < 6.1.535.5 ≤ v < 5.10.1956.2 ≤ v < 6.4.166.5 ≤ v < 6.5.3
Affected range stops below 4.14.326, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 4.19.295, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 5.10.195, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 5.15.132, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 5.4.257, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 6.1.53, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 6.4.16, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 6.5.3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

CVSS

Attack Vector
ADJACENT_NETWORK
Complexity
HIGH
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-131

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