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CVE-2020-24504 json

Uncontrolled resource consumption in some Intel(R) Ethernet E810 Adapter drivers for Linux before version 1.0.4 may allow an authenticated…

published 5y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2020-17224

cvss
5.5
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.3%
EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 22%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Uncontrolled resource consumption in some Intel(R) Ethernet E810 Adapter drivers for Linux before version 1.0.4 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable denial of service via local access.

Patch / fix

  • intel ethernet_network_adapter_e810_firmware 1.0.4
  • linux Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 5.14.6-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2020-24504

  • kernel RHEL 8 4.18.0-348.el8
  • perf RHEL 8 4.18.0-348.el8
  • bpftool RHEL 8 4.18.0-348.el8
  • kernel-core RHEL 8 4.18.0-348.el8
  • kernel-tools RHEL 8 4.18.0-348.el8
  • python3-perf RHEL 8 4.18.0-348.el8
  • kernel-modules RHEL 8 4.18.0-348.el8
  • kernel-zfcpdump RHEL 8 4.18.0-348.el8

red hat advisories RHSA-2021:4356RHSA-2021:4140

  • kernel-64kb SLE Module for Basesystem 15 SP3 5.3.18-59.40.1
  • kernel-syms SLE Module for Development Tools 15 SP3 5.3.18-59.40.1
  • kernel-source SLE Module for Development Tools 15 SP3, SLE Module for Basesystem 15 SP3 5.3.18-59.40.1
  • kernel-default SLE Workstation Extension 15 SP3, SLE Module for Legacy 15 SP3, SLE Module for Basesystem 15 SP3 +3 more 5.3.18-59.40.1
  • kernel-preempt SLE Workstation Extension 15 SP3, SLE Module for Development Tools 15 SP3, SLE Module for Basesystem 15 SP3 5.3.18-59.40.1
  • kernel-zfcpdump SLE Module for Basesystem 15 SP3 5.3.18-59.40.1
  • kernel-obs-build SLE Module for Development Tools 15 SP3 5.3.18-59.40.1
  • kernel-default-base SLE Module for Basesystem 15 SP3, SLE Micro 5.1 5.3.18-59.40.1.18.25.1

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2022:0131-1SUSE-SU-2022:0079-1SUSE-SU-2022:0056-1

  • dtb-aarch64 openSUSE Leap 15.3 5.3.18-59.40.1
  • kernel-64kb openSUSE Leap 15.3 5.3.18-59.40.1
  • kernel-syms openSUSE Leap 15.3 5.3.18-59.40.1
  • kernel-obs-qa openSUSE Leap 15.3 5.3.18-59.40.1
  • kernel-source openSUSE Leap 15.3 5.3.18-59.40.1
  • kernel-default openSUSE Leap 15.3 5.3.18-59.40.1
  • kernel-preempt openSUSE Leap 15.3 5.3.18-59.40.1
  • kernel-kvmsmall openSUSE Leap 15.3 5.3.18-59.40.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2022:0131-1openSUSE-SU-2022:0056-1

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red hat product security vex CVE-2020-24504 updated cvss 5.5

kernel: Uncontrolled resource consumption in some Intel(R) Ethernet E810 Adapter drivers

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 kernel, bpftool, kernel-rt, kernel-rt-kvm, kernel-rt-trace, kernel-rt-debug-kvm, +1 more
    affected: no fix planned “Will not fix”
  • Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 8) kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 4.18.0-348.el8, kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64 4.18.0-348.el8, kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64le 4.18.0-348.el8 Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8) perf 4.18.0-348.el8, kernel 4.18.0-348.el8, bpftool 4.18.0-348.el8, kernel-core 4.18.0-348.el8, kernel-tools 4.18.0-348.el8, python3-perf 4.18.0-348.el8, +15 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2021:4356
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time (v. 8) kernel-rt 4.18.0-348.rt7.130.el8, kernel-rt-core 4.18.0-348.rt7.130.el8, kernel-rt-modules 4.18.0-348.rt7.130.el8, kernel-rt-debug-core 4.18.0-348.rt7.130.el8, kernel-rt-debug-modules 4.18.0-348.rt7.130.el8, kernel-rt-modules-extra 4.18.0-348.rt7.130.el8, +2 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time for NFV (v. 8) kernel-rt 4.18.0-348.rt7.130.el8, kernel-rt-kvm 4.18.0-348.rt7.130.el8, kernel-rt-core 4.18.0-348.rt7.130.el8, kernel-rt-modules 4.18.0-348.rt7.130.el8, kernel-rt-debug-kvm 4.18.0-348.rt7.130.el8, kernel-rt-debug-core 4.18.0-348.rt7.130.el8, +4 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2021:4140
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 perf, kernel, python-perf, kernel-kdump, kernel-firmware, kernel-bootwrapper, +1 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 perf, kernel, kernel-alt, python-perf, kernel-kdump, kernel-tools, +3 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 rv, perf, rtla, kernel, bpftool, libperf, +82 more
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

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Exploit prediction

0.30% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 22% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD 2.0 2.1 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Affected products

  • n/a Intel(R) Ethernet E810 Adapter drivers for Linux

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-400 Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

References

Sources

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