# CVE-2020-24504: Denial of service in Intel(R) Ethernet E810 Adapter drivers for Linux

> An authenticated local user can cause a denial of service in Intel Ethernet E810 Adapter drivers for Linux due to uncontrolled resource consumption.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H`)
- **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:** Yes
- **Published:** 17 Feb 2021
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2020-24504, GHSA-8x43-fxp7-gqp3, UBUNTU-CVE-2020-24504

## What is CVE-2020-24504?

CVE-2020-24504 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Intel(R) Ethernet E810 Adapter drivers for Linux, 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

Uncontrolled resource consumption in some Intel(R) Ethernet E810 Adapter drivers for Linux before version 1.0.4 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable denial of service via local access.

Weakness: CWE-400 (Uncontrolled Resource Consumption)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-24504?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Intel Ethernet Network Adapter E810 Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2020-24504?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2020-24504 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-24504 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Intel(R) Ethernet E810 Adapter drivers for Linux

- [CVE-2020-24501](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-24501/): Memory corruption in Intel(R) E810 Ethernet Controllers (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2020-24502](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-24502/): Denial of service in Intel(R) Ethernet E810 Adapter drivers for Linux before version 1.0.4 and (medium 5.5)
- [CVE-2020-24503](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-24503/): Information disclosure in Intel(R) Ethernet E810 Adapter drivers for Linux (medium 5.5)
- [CVE-2020-24497](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-24497/): Missing authorization in Intel(R) E810 Ethernet Controllers (medium 4.4)
- [CVE-2020-24498](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-24498/): Memory corruption in Intel(R) E810 Ethernet Controllers (medium 4.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2020-24504 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2020-24504 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Intel(R) Ethernet E810 Adapter drivers for Linux, published on 17 Feb 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-24504 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Intel(R) Ethernet E810 Adapter drivers for Linux. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-24504/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-24504/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-24504
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-24504
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-24504

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-24504/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.