Intel ID: INTEL-SA-00063
Product family: Intel® Ethernet Controller X710 family and Intel® Ethernet Controller XL710 family
Impact of vulnerability: Denial of Service
Severity rating: Important
Original release: Jan 09, 2017
A security vulnerability in the Intel® Ethernet Controller X710 and Intel® Ethernet Controller XL710 family of products (Fortville) has been found in the Non-Volatile Flash Memory (NVM) image. A security vulnerability in the Intel® Ethernet Controller X710 and Intel® Ethernet Controller XL710 family of products (Fortville) has been found in the Non-Volatile Flash Memory (NVM) image. Under certain use conditions the Ethernet controller will stop sending and receiving data until the controller is reset. All NVM versions 5.04 and earlier contain this vulnerability which is fully mitigated in NVM version 5.05. […]
Full announcement:
https://security-center.intel.com/advisory.aspx?intelid=INTEL-SA-00063&languageid=en-fr
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