CVE-2015-1142857
HIGHEPSS 83th pctlDescription
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.
How to fix
No published remediation has been found for this vulnerability's affected products yet.
Mitigation guidance may be in the linked vendor advisories in the References section below.
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CVSS v3 Vector
Exploitability
Impact
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
Exploit Intelligence
Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 83% of all known CVEs.
References
Related Vulnerabilities
Other CWE-254 vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all
| CVE | Severity | CVSS | EPSS | Exploited | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2016-0161 | Medium | 6.5 | 69% | - | - |
| CVE-2016-2296 | Critical | 9.4 | 64% | - | - |
| CVE-2015-1793 | Medium | 6.5 | 62% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2016-2118 | High | 7.5 | 37% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2016-3238 | High | 8.1 | 35% | - | - |
| CVE-2016-3198 | Medium | 6.5 | 32% | - | - |
Common questions
How do I fix CVE-2015-1142857?
No published fix for CVE-2015-1142857 has been found yet. Check the linked vendor advisories for guidance as it becomes available.
Is CVE-2015-1142857 being actively exploited?
Not that we know of. CVE-2015-1142857 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 2.4% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 83% of all scored CVEs.
How severe is CVE-2015-1142857?
CVE-2015-1142857 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.6, rated high. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.
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