CVE-2021-33098

5.5 mediumEPSS 0.3%

Medium (5.5) in intel ethernet 500 series controllers driver. EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Improper input validation in the Intel(R) Ethernet ixgbe driver for Linux before version 3.17.3 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable denial of service via local access.

Severity

CVSS 3.1

5.5 medium

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS: 0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 23% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-20
Published: 2021-11-17
Modified: 2026-06-17
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

intel:ethernet_500_series_controllers_driver

References

https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20211210-0005/
https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00555.html
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20211210-0005/
https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00555.html

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