CVE-2020-8689 Denial of service in Intel(R) Wireless for Open Source Advisory
An unauthenticated attacker can cause a denial of service in Intel Wireless for Open Source drivers via adjacent network access.
- 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-2020-8689?
CVE-2020-8689 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Intel(R) Wireless for Open Source Advisory, published on 13 Aug 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Improper buffer restrictions in the Intel(R) Wireless for Open Source before version 1.5 may allow an unauthenticated user to potentially enable denial of service via adjacent access.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-8689?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Intel Inet Wireless Daemon.
How do I fix CVE-2020-8689?
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-2020-8689 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-8689 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Intel(R) Wireless for Open Source Advisory
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2020-8689, GHSA-fj33-735x-p8v7.