What is CVE-2020-24490?

CVE-2020-24490 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.5 out of 10. CVE-2020-24490 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2020-24490?

CVE-2020-24490 has a CVSS score of 6.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2020-24490?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2020-24490. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2020-24490 actively exploited?

CVE-2020-24490 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2020-24490

Medium

Improper buffer restrictions in BlueZ may allow an unauthenticated user to potentially enable denial of service via adjacent access. This affects all Linux kernel versions that support BlueZ.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2021-02-02

Last modified 2024-11-21

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 3.1 score

6.5

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Adjacent

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Vector string

CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2020-24490 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Kernel patch commit
https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00435.html
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2020-24490

Severity Medium

CVSS score 6.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2021-02-02

Modified 2024-11-21

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-24490?

CVE-2020-24490 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.5 out of 10 . CVE-2020-24490 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2020-24490?

CVE-2020-24490 has a CVSS score of 6.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2020-24490?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2020-24490. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2020-24490 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2020-24490 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.