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AUSCERT Security Bulletin
ASB-2011.0040
A vulnerability has been identified in Intel 10 Gigabit
Ethernet 82598 and 82599 Controllers
24 May 2011
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: Intel 10 Gigabit Ethernet 82598 and 82599 Controllers
Operating System: Windows
Impact/Access: Denial of Service -- Remote/Unauthenticated
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
Member content until: Thursday, June 23 2011
OVERVIEW
A vulnerability has been identified in Intel 10 Gigabit Ethernet 82598
and 82599 Controllers.
IMPACT
Intel has provided the following details regarding this vulnerability:
"Under certain circumstances a denial of service issue is present in
the Intel 10 Gigabit Ethernet 82598 and 82599 Controllers. A
knowledgeable remote malicious attacker could leverage this issue to
deny service to legitimate users." [1]
MITIGATION
Intel has released driver updates to correct this issue. [1]
REFERENCES
[1] Intel Ethernet 82598 and 82599 10 Gigabit Ethernet Controller
Denial of Service.
http://security-center.intel.com/advisory.aspx?intelid=INTEL-SA-00028&languageid=en-fr
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