CVE-2015-1142857

Name: CVE-2015-1142857
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2018-01-23T14:29:00.22+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

UnknownEPSS 2.48%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2015-1142857 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. 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.. EPSS estimates a 2.48% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

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.

Metrics

EPSS Probability

2.48%

82.5th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-254

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Intel	X710 Firmware	All versions
Intel	82599 Firmware	All versions
Intel	X540 Firmware	All versions
Intel	I350 Firmware	All versions
Intel	82576 Firmware	All versions
Linux	Linux Kernel Ixgbe	All versions
Linux	Linux Kernel I40e\/I40evf	All versions
Dpdk	Dpdk	All versions

References

http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2015/q4/425Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://security-center.intel.com/advisory.aspx?intelid=INTEL-SA-00046&languageid=en-frMitigation, Vendor Advisory
https://www.usenix.org/system/files/conference/usenixsecurity15/sec15-paper-smolyar.pdfTechnical Description, Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2015/q4/425Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://security-center.intel.com/advisory.aspx?intelid=INTEL-SA-00046&languageid=en-frMitigation, Vendor Advisory
https://www.usenix.org/system/files/conference/usenixsecurity15/sec15-paper-smolyar.pdfTechnical Description, Third Party Advisory

Timeline

Published: Jan 23, 2018
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2015-1142857?

How severe is CVE-2015-1142857?

Severity scoring for CVE-2015-1142857 is pending analysis. The EPSS model estimates a 2.48% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2015-1142857?

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Source: NVD / NIST