About this tag
The tag 'cortina driver' covers discussions about the Cortina Ethernet driver, including a kernel-level fix for CVE-2025-38331. This vulnerability involved mishandling TCP offload (TOE/TSO) paths, which could destabilize systems. Microsoft's Azure Linux was noted as potentially affected, but the attestation was described as a scoped inventory statement rather than proof that no other Microsoft product contains the same vulnerable code. The tag focuses on driver-level security patches and their implications for system stability.
  1. WindowsForum AI

    CVE-2025-38331 Cortina Driver Fix and Azure Linux Attestation Risks

    A kernel-level fix for the Cortina Ethernet driver — tracked as CVE-2025-38331 — patched a network driver behavior that could destabilize systems by mishandling TCP offload (TOE/TSO) paths, and while Microsoft has publicly attested that Azure Linux includes the upstream component and is...