ethtool stats

The ethtool stats tag on WindowsForum.com covers discussions about the ethtool statistics interface in Linux networking, with a focus on kernel vulnerabilities and driver bugs. Recent content highlights CVE-2026-31494, an out-of-bounds write in the macb Ethernet driver's gem_get_ethtool_stats function caused by a queue count mismatch. The vulnerability occurs when the driver copies statistics for the maximum number of queues instead of the currently active queues, leading to a vmalloc-out-of-bounds write. This tag is relevant for Linux system administrators, kernel developers, and security researchers interested in network driver reliability and memory safety. Topics include ethtool statistics collection, driver bugs, and kernel patches to fix such issues.