CVE-2020-24502

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 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
Weakness: CWE-20

Description

Improper input validation in some Intel(R) Ethernet E810 Adapter drivers for Linux before version 1.0.4 and before version 1.4.29.0 for Windows*, may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable a denial of service via local access.

Affected products

Intel(R) E810 Ethernet Controllers: before 1.0.4; before 1.4.29.0 — fixed in 1.0.4, 1.4.29.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Intel(R) E810 Ethernet Controllers 1.0.4, 1.4.29.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00462.html
https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00462.html

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