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CVE-2020-24588

Public on 2021-05-11
Modified on 2022-01-10
Description

A flaw was found in the Linux kernels wifi implementation. An attacker within wireless broadcast range can inject custom data into the wireless communication circumventing checks on the data. This can cause the frame to pass checks and be considered a valid frame of a different type.

Severity
Medium
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CVSS v3 Base Score
4.3
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Affected Packages

Platform Package Release Date Advisory
Amazon Linux 2 - Kernel-5.4 Extra kernel 2022-01-12 19:26 ALAS2KERNEL-5.4-2022-004
Amazon Linux 2 - Kernel-5.10 Extra kernel 2022-01-20 23:37 ALAS2KERNEL-5.10-2022-002

CVSS Scores

Score Type Score Vector
Amazon Linux CVSSv3 4.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
NVD CVSSv3 3.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
NVD CVSSv2 2.9 AV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

References

Red Hat: CVE-2020-24588 Mitre: CVE-2020-24588 FAQs regarding Amazon Linux ALAS/CVE Severity