CVE-2020-24492

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.4 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2021-02-17 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

Insufficient access control in the firmware for the Intel(R) 722 Ethernet Controllers before version 1.5 may allow a privileged user to potentially enable a denial of service via local access.

Affected products

Intel Ethernet Network Adapter X722-Da2 Firmware: before 1.5 — fixed in 1.5
Intel Ethernet Network Adapter X722-Da4 Firmware: before 1.5 — fixed in 1.5

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Intel Ethernet Network Adapter X722-Da2 Firmware 1.5; Intel Ethernet Network Adapter X722-Da4 Firmware 1.5. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00456.html
https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00456.html

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