CVE-2023-22655
Published: 12 March 2024
Protection mechanism failure in some 3rd and 4th Generation Intel(R) Xeon(R) Processors when using Intel(R) SGX or Intel(R) TDX may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
From the Ubuntu Security Team
It was discovered that some 3rd and 4th Generation Intel® Xeon® Processors did not properly restrict access to certain hardware features when using Intel® SGX or Intel® TDX. This may allow a privileged local user to potentially further escalate their privileges on the system.
Priority
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
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intel-microcode Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Released
(3.20240514.0ubuntu0.18.04.1+esm1)
Available with Ubuntu Pro or Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only) |
| focal |
Released
(3.20240514.0ubuntu0.20.04.1)
|
|
| jammy |
Released
(3.20240514.0ubuntu0.22.04.1)
|
|
| mantic |
Released
(3.20240514.0ubuntu0.23.10.1)
|
|
| noble |
Not vulnerable
(3.20240312.1build1)
|
|
| trusty |
Ignored
(trusty doesn't support early microcode loading at runtime)
|
|
| upstream |
Needs triage
|
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| xenial |
Released
(3.20240514.0ubuntu0.16.04.1+esm1)
Available with Ubuntu Pro or Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only) |
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 6.1 |
| Attack vector | Local |
| Attack complexity | High |
| Privileges required | High |
| User interaction | None |
| Scope | Changed |
| Confidentiality | Low |
| Integrity impact | High |
| Availability impact | None |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:N |