Denial of Service Vulnerability in RTL8812AU Wireless Driver by Aircrack-ng
CVE-2020-26652

7.5HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Realtek

Status
Rtl8812au Firmware
Vendor
CVE Published:
22 August 2023

What is CVE-2020-26652?

A vulnerability has been identified in the RTL8812AU wireless driver, specifically within the nl80211_send_chandef function. This issue can be exploited by attackers to induce a denial of service, potentially disrupting the availability of the affected system. Users and administrators of this driver version are advised to review the issue and implement necessary mitigations.

References

https://github.com/aircrack-ng/rtl8812au/issues/730

CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.5
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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