Protection mechanism failure in Intel Xeon Processor E3 v6 Family - CVE-2024-38660

 

Protection mechanism failure in Intel Xeon Processor E3 v6 Family - CVE-2024-38660

Published: December 27, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU101952
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-38660
CWE-ID: CWE-693
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Intel
Affected software:
Intel Xeon Processor E3 v6 Family

Detailed vulnerability description

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

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient implementation of security measures in the Sub-Page write Permissions (SPP). A local user can escalate privileges on the system.


How to mitigate CVE-2024-38660

Install updates from vendor's website.

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