Findings

CVE-2023-45871

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.

Published Oct 15, 2023 · updated Oct 15, 2026 · linux linux kernel

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.

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  1. Oct 15, 2023 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    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.

  2. Oct 15, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    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

  • cpe debian/debian linux10.0
  • cpe linux/linux kernelversion unspecified

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2023-45871

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2023-45871

    30-day exploitation probability 0.6%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2023-45871

    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.

    nvd.nist.gov

References

CVE-2023-45871 · ZeroDay Findings