CVE-2020-24498 Memory corruption in Intel(R) E810 Ethernet Controllers
A buffer overflow in Intel E810 Ethernet Controller firmware allows a privileged local user to cause a 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-2020-24498?
CVE-2020-24498 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Intel(R) E810 Ethernet Controllers, 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
Buffer overflow in the firmware for Intel(R) E810 Ethernet Controllers before version 1.4.1.13 may allow a privileged user to potentially enable denial of service via local access.
Weakness: CWE-120
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-24498?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Intel Ethernet Network Adapter E810 Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2020-24498?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-24498 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2020-24498 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-24498 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Intel(R) E810 Ethernet Controllers
- CVE-2020-24501 Memory corruption in Intel(R) E810 Ethernet Controllers
- CVE-2020-24502 Denial of service in Intel(R) Ethernet E810 Adapter drivers for Linux before version 1.0.4 and
- CVE-2020-24503 Information disclosure in Intel(R) Ethernet E810 Adapter drivers for Linux
- CVE-2020-24504 Denial of service in Intel(R) Ethernet E810 Adapter drivers for Linux
- CVE-2020-24497 Missing authorization in Intel(R) E810 Ethernet Controllers
Sources
Also known as GHSA-p8w6-99p9-6m6r.