Vulnerability · Published Feb 17, 2021 · Assigned by intel

CVE-2020-24485

High 7.8

In plain English

A high-severity security flaw in Intel(R) FPGA OPAE Driver for Linux. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 22% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS NVD)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 78.1% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Improper conditions check in the Intel(R) FPGA OPAE Driver for Linux before kernel version 4.17 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
n/a Intel(R) FPGA OPAE Driver for Linux See references

References