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Intel® PROSet/Wireless WiFi , Intel vPro® CSME WiFi and Killer™ WiFi Advisory
| Intel ID: | INTEL-SA-00473 |
|---|---|
| Advisory Category: | Firmware, Software |
| Impact of vulnerability: | Denial of Service |
| Severity rating: | MEDIUM |
| Original release: | 05/11/2021 |
| Last revised: | 05/11/2021 |
Summary:
Potential security vulnerabilities in some Intel® PROSet/Wireless WiFi and Intel vPro® Converged Security and Management Engine (CSME) WiFi and Killer™ WiFi may allow denial of service. Intel is releasing firmware and software updates to mitigate these potential vulnerabilities.
Vulnerability Details:
CVEID: CVE-2020-24586 (Non-Intel issued)
Description: Fragment cache attack: A vulnerable device does not clear its cache/memory to remove fragments of an incomplete MSDU/MMPDU from previous session after reconnection/reassociation.
CVSS Base Score: 5.3 Medium
CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVEID: CVE-2020-24587 (Non-Intel issued)
Description: Mixed key attack: A vulnerable device reassembles fragments encrypted under different keys in a protected network.
CVSS Base Score: 5.3 Medium
CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVEID: CVE-2020-24588 (Non-Intel issued)
Description: Frame aggregation attack: Devices allow the encrypted payload to be parsed as containing one or more aggregated frames instead of a normal network packet.
CVSS Base Score: 5.3 Medium
CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected Products:
Intel® PROSet/Wireless WiFi products:
Intel® Wi-Fi 6E AX210
Intel® Wi-Fi 6 AX201
Intel® Wi-Fi 6 AX200
Intel® Wireless-AC 9560
Intel® Wireless-AC 9462
Intel® Wireless-AC 9461
Intel® Wireless-AC 9260
Intel® Dual Band Wireless-AC 8265
Intel® Dual Band Wireless-AC 8260
Intel® Dual Band Wireless-AC 3168
Intel® Wireless 7265 (Rev D) Family
Intel® Dual Band Wireless-AC 3165
Intel vPRO® CSME WiFi products:
Intel® Wi-Fi 6 AX201
Intel® Wi-Fi 6 AX200
Intel® Wireless-AC 9560
Intel® Wireless-AC 9260
Intel® Dual Band Wireless-AC 8265
Intel® Dual Band Wireless-AC 8260
Killer™ WiFi products:
Killer™ Wi-Fi 6E AX1675
Killer™ Wi-Fi 6 AX1650
Killer™ Wireless-AC 1550
Recommendations for Intel® PROSet/Wireless WiFi and Killer™ WiFi products:
Windows:
Intel recommends updating Intel® PROSet/Wireless WiFi to version 22.30 or later
Updates are available for download at this location:
https://downloadcenter.intel.com/download/30208
The 22.30.0 package installs the Windows 10 Wi-Fi drivers for the following Intel® Wireless Adapters:
· 22.30.0.11 for AX210/AX201/AX200/9560/9260/9462/9461 (Only available in 64-bit version)
· 20.70.21.2 for 8265/8260 (Only available in 64-bit version)
· 19.51.33.1 for 7265(Rev. D)/3165/3168
Intel recommends updating Killer™ WiFi to version 22.30.
Updates for Killer™ products are available for download at this location:
https://support.killernetworking.com
UEFI:
Intel recommends updating the WiFi drivers in UEFI to version 1.2.3-2121.
Please contact your OEM support group to obtain the correct driver version.
Chrome OS:
Intel® PROSet/Wireless WiFi drivers to mitigate these vulnerabilities will be up streamed to Chromium.
For any Google Chrome OS solution and schedule, please contact Google directly.
Linux OS:
Intel® PROSet/Wireless WiFi drivers to mitigate these vulnerabilities will be up streamed by March 9th, 2021.
Consult the regular Open Source channels to obtain this update.
Recommendation for Intel vPRO® CSME WiFi products:
Intel recommends updating Intel vPRO® CSME WiFi products to the following versions:
Processor |
Chipset |
Version |
Device |
10th Generation Intel® Core Processor Intel® Xeon® W Processor 10000/1200 Series |
Intel® 400 Series Chipset |
14.0.48 |
Intel® Wi-Fi 6 AX201 |
9th Generation Intel® Core Processor |
Intel® 300 Series Chipset |
12.0.72 |
Intel® Wireless-AC 9260 Intel® Wireless-AC 9560 Intel® Wi-Fi 6 AX200 |
8th Generation Intel® Core Processor |
N/A |
12.0.72 |
Intel® Wireless-AC 9260 Intel® Wireless-AC 9560 Intel® Wi-Fi 6 AX200 |
7th Generation Intel® Core Processor
6th Generation Intel® Core Processor |
Intel® 200 Series Chipset
Intel® 100 Series Chipset |
11.8.83 |
Intel® Dual Band Wireless-AC 8265 |
Intel recommends that users of Intel® vPRO® CSME WiFi products update to the latest version provided by the system manufacturer that addresses these issues.
Acknowledgements:
These issues were found externally.
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