CVE-2020-24502 Denial of service in Intel(R) Ethernet E810 Adapter drivers for Linux before version 1.0.4 and

Medium 5.5 Published 17 Feb 2021 Updated 4 Aug 2024

An authenticated local user can cause a denial of service in Intel Ethernet E810 Adapter drivers due to improper input validation.

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-2020-24502?

CVE-2020-24502 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Intel(R) Ethernet E810 Adapter drivers for Linux before version 1.0.4 and, 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

Improper input validation in some Intel(R) Ethernet E810 Adapter drivers for Linux before version 1.0.4 and before version 1.4.29.0 for Windows*, may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable a denial of service via local access.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-24502?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Intel Ethernet Network Adapter E810 Firmware.

How do I fix CVE-2020-24502?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

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-2020-24502 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-24502 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-5xc2-h74h-475j, UBUNTU-CVE-2020-24502.