Vulnerability · Published May 11, 2021 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2020-26141
Medium 6.5
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in the kernel-tools-libs-devel package (AlmaLinux). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 3.1% (higher than 88% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)6.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)3.1%top 12.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
An issue was discovered in the ALFA Windows 10 driver 6.1316.1209 for AWUS036H. The Wi-Fi implementation does not verify the Message Integrity Check (authenticity) of fragmented TKIP frames. An adversary can abuse this to inject and possibly decrypt packets in WPA or WPA2 networks that support the TKIP data-confidentiality protocol.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-tools-libs-devel | 4.18.0-348.el8 | ALSA-2021:4356 |
| Debian:12 | linux | 5.10.46-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-26141 |
| Debian:13 | linux | 5.10.46-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-26141 |
| Debian:14 | linux | 5.10.46-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-26141 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-intel-iot-realtime | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-26141 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-raspi-realtime | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-26141 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-realtime | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-26141 |
Affected products (as reported)
References
- 20210511 Multiple Vulnerabilities in Frame Aggregation and Fragmentation Implementations of 802.11 Specification Affecting Cisco Products: May 2021 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_CISCO
- https://www.fragattacks.com x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/vanhoefm/fragattacks/blob/master/SUMMARY.md x_refsource_MISC
- [oss-security] 20210511 various 802.11 security issues - fragattacks.com mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-913875.pdf x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://www.arista.com/en/support/advisories-notices/security-advisories/12602-security-advisory-63 x_refsource_MISC
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-913875.html
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-019200.html