CVE-2020-0569 Memory corruption in Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless WiFi products on Windows 10
An authenticated local attacker can cause a denial of service via an out-of-bounds write in Intel PROSet/Wireless WiFi drivers.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2020-0569?
CVE-2020-0569 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu Linux, published on 23 Nov 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Out of bounds write in Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless WiFi products on Windows 10 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable denial of service via local access.
Weakness: CWE-787
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-0569?
It affects 15 products.
Linux distribution packages (9)
libqt5-qtbase SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-ESPOS | All versions | 5.9.4-8.21.2 |
libqt5-qtbase SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-LTSS | All versions | 5.9.4-8.21.2 |
libqt5-qtbase SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 | All versions | 5.9.4-8.21.2 |
libqt5-qtbase SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP1 | All versions | 5.9.7-13.5.1 |
libqt5-qtbase SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 | All versions | 5.9.4-8.21.2 |
libqt5-qtbase SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP1 | All versions | 5.9.7-13.5.1 |
libqt5-qtbase SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 15-LTSS | All versions | 5.9.4-8.21.2 |
libqt5-qtbase SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 | All versions | 5.9.4-8.21.2 |
libqt5-qtbase openSUSE:Leap 15.1 | All versions | 5.9.7-lp151.4.3.1 |
Products include Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Debian Debian Linux, Intel 7265 Firmware, Intel Ac 3165 Firmware, Intel Ac 3168 Firmware, Intel Ac 8260 Firmware and 9 more.
How do I fix CVE-2020-0569?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2020-0569 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-0569 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Canonical Ubuntu Linux
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2020-0569, DLA-2092-1, GHSA-jmp3-vh9c-94m8, SUSE-SU-2020:0346-1, SUSE-SU-2020:0349-1, UBUNTU-CVE-2020-0569 and 1 more.