Vulnerability in Intel Microcode
CVE-2020-24511
Improper isolation of shared resources in some Intel(R) Processors may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable information disclosure via local access.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (34.2th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 34th percentile — 34.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Intel Microcode
- NetApp Fas\/aff Bios
- NetApp Hci Compute Node Bios
- NetApp Solidfire Bios
- Debian Linux — versions 10.0
- Intel(r) Processors — versions See references
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00464.html (Vendor Advisory)
- security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210611-0005/ (Third Party Advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4934 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/07/msg00022.html (mailing-list, Third Party Advisory)
- cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-309571.pdf (Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-24511?
- CVE-2020-24511 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Intel Microcode, classified under Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2021-06-09.
- How severe is CVE-2020-24511?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2020-24511 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.