vulnerability
Red Hat: CVE-2020-26140: CVE-2020-26140 kernel: accepting plaintext data frames in protected networks (Multiple Advisories)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | (AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N) | May 11, 2021 | Nov 10, 2021 | Aug 11, 2025 |
Severity
3
CVSS
(AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
May 11, 2021
Added
Nov 10, 2021
Modified
Aug 11, 2025
Description
An issue was discovered in the ALFA Windows 10 driver 6.1316.1209 for AWUS036H. The WEP, WPA, WPA2, and WPA3 implementations accept plaintext frames in a protected Wi-Fi network. An adversary can abuse this to inject arbitrary data frames independent of the network configuration.
Solutions
no-fix-redhat-rpm-packageredhat-upgrade-kernelredhat-upgrade-kernel-rt
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