CVE-2020-10370 Denial of service in n/a
Attackers can cause Bluetooth outages on Cypress and Broadcom wireless chips by exploiting a Spectra attack if the firmware is not updated.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2020-10370?
CVE-2020-10370 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 10 Nov 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Certain Cypress (and Broadcom) Wireless Combo chips such as CYW43455, when a 2021-01-26 Bluetooth firmware update is not present, allow a Bluetooth outage via a "Spectra" attack.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-10370?
Linux distribution packages (1)
bcm43xx-firmware openSUSE:Tumbleweed | All versions | 20180314-14.1 |
How do I fix CVE-2020-10370?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2020-10370 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-10370 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-x8m2-f296-h7vh, UBUNTU-CVE-2020-10370, openSUSE-SU-2024:11689-1.