Denial of Service Vulnerability in Intel Thunderbolt Controllers
CVE-2020-12293

5.5MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

Intel
Status
Intel(r) Thunderbolt(tm) Controllers
Vendor
CVE Published:
9 June 2021

What is CVE-2020-12293?

An improper control of resource lifetime in certain Intel Thunderbolt controllers allows an authenticated user with local access to potentially initiate a denial of service condition. This vulnerability highlights the necessity for users to apply the recommended updates to mitigate risks associated with unauthorized resource access and service disruption.

Affected Version(s)

Intel(R) Thunderbolt(TM) controllers See references

References

https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/a...
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
5.5
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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