The vulnerability of the ixgbe_sw_init() function in the drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c file of the Linux kernel’s Ethernet adapter support driver allows a attacker to cause a system crash.

The vulnerability of the ixgbeswinit function in the drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbemain.c file of the Linux Ethernet adapter driver module is related to blocking mechanism errors. Exploiting this vulnerability could allow an attacker to cause a service failure...