CVE-2024-24980
Public on 2024-08-14
Modified on 2024-08-19
Description
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.
Severity
Medium
CVSS v3 Base Score
See breakdown
Affected Packages
| Platform | Package | Release Date | Advisory | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux 1 | microcode_ctl | 2024-10-28 | ALAS-2024-1950 | Fixed |
| Amazon Linux 2 - Core | microcode_ctl | 2024-10-24 | ALAS2-2024-2682 | Fixed |
| Amazon Linux 2023 | microcode_ctl | 2024-10-24 | ALAS2023-2024-748 | Fixed |
CVSS Scores
| Score Type | Score | Vector | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux | CVSSv3 | 6.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:N |
| NVD | CVSSv3 | 6.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:N |