Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions in Intel products - CVE-2024-23918

 

Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions in Intel products - CVE-2024-23918

Published: December 27, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU101941
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-23918
CWE-ID: CWE-754
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Intel
Affected software:
3rd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Intel Xeon D Processors
4th Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
5th Generation Intel Xeon Scalable processors

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper error handling in Intel SGX. A local user can execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.


How to mitigate CVE-2024-23918

Install updates from vendor's website.

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