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CVE-2018-1000026

kernel: Improper validation in bnx2x network card driver can allow for denial of service attacks via crafted packet

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

5.8

CVSS 3.0

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Published · January 12, 2018

Updated · June 28, 2026

Description

Improper validation in the bnx2x network card driver of the Linux kernel version 4.15 can allow for denial of service (DoS) attacks via a packet with a gso_size larger than ~9700 bytes. Untrusted guest VMs can exploit this vulnerability in the host machine, causing a crash in the network card.

Statement

This issue does not affect the Linux kernel packages as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 6, as supported configurations are not affected.

This issue affects the Linux kernel packages as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7, its real-time kernel, Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 for ARM 64 and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 for Power 9 LE. Future Linux kernel updates for the respective releases may address this issue.

CVSS score applicability

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.0 · 5.8
CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H

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