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The Broadcom NetXtreme tag on WindowsForum.com covers discussions about Broadcom NetXtreme network adapters and their associated drivers, particularly the Linux bnxt_en driver. Recent content highlights a kernel vulnerability, CVE-2025-22108, which involves an out-of-range handling bug in the bnxt_en driver that can corrupt transmit descriptors and cause packet transmission timeouts. Microsoft's advisory lists Azure Linux as the only Microsoft product bundling the affected code, with potential updates if other products are impacted. The tag focuses on driver issues, security patches, and enterprise networking hardware, with an emphasis on Linux kernel integration and Microsoft Azure environments.
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    Broadcom BCM57454 NetXtreme E-Series: A 2017 100GbE Longseller That Still Matters

    Broadcom’s BCM57454 is a NetXtreme E-Series Ethernet controller announced on April 18, 2017, for 100GbE server networking in cloud, storage, machine-learning, NFV, and enterprise data-center systems. The part is not new, and that is exactly why it matters: it belongs to the class of...
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    CVE-2025-22108: Linux bnxt_en TX Descriptor Mask Fix

    A recently published Linux-kernel vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-22108, patches an out-of-range handling bug in the Broadcom NetXtreme driver (bnxt_en) that can corrupt transmit descriptors and lead to packet transmission timeouts; Microsoft’s advisory currently lists Azure Linux as the only...