CVE-2024-24980
Published: 14 August 2024
Protection mechanism failure in some 3rd, 4th, and 5th Generation Intel(R) Xeon(R) Processors 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, 4th, and 5th Generation Intel® Xeon® Processors failed to properly implement a protection mechanism. A local attacker could use this to potentially escalate their privileges.
Priority
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
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intel-microcode
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Released
(3.20240813.0ubuntu0.18.04.1+esm2)
Available with Ubuntu Pro or Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only) |
| focal |
Released
(3.20240813.0ubuntu0.20.04.2)
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| jammy |
Released
(3.20240813.0ubuntu0.22.04.2)
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| noble |
Released
(3.20240813.0ubuntu0.24.04.2)
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| trusty |
Ignored
(trusty doesn't support early microcode loading at runtime)
|
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| upstream |
Released
(3.20240813.2)
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| xenial |
Released
(3.20240813.0ubuntu0.16.04.1+esm2)
Available with Ubuntu Pro or Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only) |
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Patches:
upstream: https://github.com/intel/Intel-Linux-Processor-Microcode-Data-Files/commit/cc27f99dbb6646c9fc298896bf95a82769c21838 |
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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 |
References
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-24980
- https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-01100.html
- https://github.com/intel/Intel-Linux-Processor-Microcode-Data-Files/releases/tag/microcode-20240813
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6967-1
- NVD
- Launchpad
- Debian