CVE-2020-24587
Public on 2021-05-11
Modified on 2022-01-10
Description
A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's WiFi implementation. An attacker within the wireless range can abuse a logic flaw in the WiFi implementation by reassembling packets from multiple fragments under different keys, treating them as valid. This flaw allows an attacker to send a fragment under an incorrect key, treating them as a valid fragment under the new key. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to confidentiality.
Severity
CVSS v3 Base Score
See breakdown
Affected Packages
Platform | Package | Release Date | Advisory | Status |
---|---|---|---|---|
Amazon Linux 2 - Kernel-5.10 Extra | kernel | 2022-01-20 | ALAS2KERNEL-5.10-2022-002 | Fixed |
Amazon Linux 2 - Kernel-5.4 Extra | kernel | 2022-01-12 | ALAS2KERNEL-5.4-2022-004 | Fixed |
CVSS Scores
Score Type | Score | Vector | |
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Amazon Linux | CVSSv3 | 3.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N |
NVD | CVSSv3 | 2.6 | CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N |
NVD | CVSSv2 | 1.8 | AV:A/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |