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CVE-2020-26141

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

A vulnerability was found in Linux kernel's WiFi implementation. An attacker within wireless range can inject a control packet fragment where the kernel does not verify the Message Integrity Check (authenticity) of fragmented TKIP frames.

Severity
Medium
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CVSS v3 Base Score
6.5
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Affected Packages

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

CVSS Scores

Score Type Score Vector
Amazon Linux CVSSv3 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
NVD CVSSv3 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
NVD CVSSv2 3.3 AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

References

Red Hat: CVE-2020-26141 Mitre: CVE-2020-26141 FAQs regarding Amazon Linux ALAS/CVE Severity