CVE-2020-24458 Information disclosure in Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless WiFi and Killer (TM) drivers
A privileged user with adjacent access can exploit incomplete cleanup in Intel WiFi drivers to disclose information and cause denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-24458?
CVE-2020-24458 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Intel Proset\/Wireless Wifi, published on 17 Feb 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Incomplete cleanup in some Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless WiFi and Killer (TM) drivers before version 22.0 may allow a privileged user to potentially enable information disclosure and denial of service<b> </b>via adjacent access.
Weakness: CWE-459
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-24458?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Intel Killer, Intel Proset\/Wireless Wifi.
How do I fix CVE-2020-24458?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-24458 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2020-24458 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-24458 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Intel Proset\/Wireless Wifi
- CVE-2023-33875 Missing authorization in Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless and Intel(R) Killer(TM) Wi-Fi software
- CVE-2024-23198 Denial of service in Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless Software and Intel(R) Killer(TM) Wi-Fi products
- CVE-2024-28049 Denial of service in Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless Software and Intel(R) Killer(TM) Wi-Fi wireless products
- CVE-2023-28374 Denial of service in Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless and Intel(R) Killer(TM) Wi-Fi software
- CVE-2023-28720 Denial of service in Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless and Intel(R) Killer(TM) Wi-Fi software
Sources
Also known as GHSA-w9mf-mf4g-64qg.