diff --git a/recipes-kernel/intel-ethernet/ixgbe_5.7.1.bb b/recipes-kernel/intel-ethernet/ixgbe_5.7.1.bb
index 1c767332..f3716877 100644
--- a/recipes-kernel/intel-ethernet/ixgbe_5.7.1.bb
+++ b/recipes-kernel/intel-ethernet/ixgbe_5.7.1.bb
@@ -39,3 +39,6 @@ PACKAGES += "${PN}-script"
 FILES_${PN}-script += "${sysconfdir}/network/set_irq_affinity"
 
 EXCLUDE_FROM_WORLD = "1"
+
+# This was fixed in kernel v4.4
+CVE_CHECK_WHITELIST += "CVE-2015-1142857"
diff --git a/recipes-kernel/intel-ethernet/ixgbevf_4.7.1.bb b/recipes-kernel/intel-ethernet/ixgbevf_4.7.1.bb
index ecd974fe..8ae221bc 100644
--- a/recipes-kernel/intel-ethernet/ixgbevf_4.7.1.bb
+++ b/recipes-kernel/intel-ethernet/ixgbevf_4.7.1.bb
@@ -40,3 +40,6 @@ do_install_append () {
 PACKAGES += "${PN}-script"
 
 FILES_${PN}-script += "${sysconfdir}/network/set_irq_affinity"
+
+# This was fixed in kernel v4.4
+CVE_CHECK_WHITELIST += "CVE-2015-1142857"