CVE-2024-26830
CSIRTS triage
- What
- Untrusted virtual functions can remove administratively configured MAC addresses, allowing denial of service and network isolation bypass.
- Who is affected
- Systems using Intel i40e network devices with virtual function (VF) support enabled.
- Urgency
- Medium priority; local privilege escalation and network misconfiguration attacks are possible.
- Action
- Apply a kernel patch that prevents untrusted VFs from removing administratively set MAC addresses.
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Exploitation outlook
- Low exploitation risk0.23% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 14% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Advisory coverage (1)
- mediumCVE-2024-26830: i40e: Do not allow untrusted VF to remove administratively set MACmsrc · 2026-08-06
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