5.5

CVE-2020-24504: intel ethernet_network_adapter_e810_firmware Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

Modified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2020-24504DEBIAN-CVE-2020-24504
Published 17-02-2021Last modified 04-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2020-24504 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability in intel ethernet_network_adapter_e810_firmware. EPSS estimates a 0.30% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 22.5% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 5.5, local access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
5.5/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.30%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 7 · Related 5
OPENSUSE-SU-2022:0056-1OPENSUSE-SU-2022:0131-1RHSA-2021:4140RHSA-2021:4356SUSE-SU-2022:0056-1SUSE-SU-2022:0079-1

Timeline

  1. 17-02-2021
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 04-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

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.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.30%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

23%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 0.30% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: local access, low-privilege account, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Ubuntu41 products
  • linuxAll versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws-5.0All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws-5.11All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws-5.3All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws-5.8All versions (No fix recorded)
Debian1 product
  • linux< 5.14.6-1
Intel1 product

3 vendors · 43 products

References

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