Protection Mechanism Failure in Intel products - CVE-2024-24980

 

Protection Mechanism Failure in Intel products - CVE-2024-24980

Published: August 19, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU96214
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-24980
CWE-ID: CWE-693
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 insufficient implementation of security measures. A local privileged user can escalate privileges on the system.


How to mitigate CVE-2024-24980

Install updates from vendor's website.

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