diff --git a/recipes-kernel/intel-ethernet/ixgbe_5.11.3.bb b/recipes-kernel/intel-ethernet/ixgbe_5.11.3.bb
index 73b13c9b..8c7fb09c 100644
--- a/recipes-kernel/intel-ethernet/ixgbe_5.11.3.bb
+++ b/recipes-kernel/intel-ethernet/ixgbe_5.11.3.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_4.11.1.bb b/recipes-kernel/intel-ethernet/ixgbevf_4.11.1.bb
index d1c5f299..2867269a 100644
--- a/recipes-kernel/intel-ethernet/ixgbevf_4.11.1.bb
+++ b/recipes-kernel/intel-ethernet/ixgbevf_4.11.1.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"