What is CVE-2024-24980?

CVE-2024-24980 is a medium-severity vulnerability in 3rd, 4th, And 5th Generation Intel(r) Xeon(r) Processors, classified under Protection Mechanism Failure. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2024-08-14.

How severe is CVE-2024-24980?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.

Vulnerability in 3rd, 4th, And 5th Generation Intel(r) Xeon(r) Processors

CVE-2024-24980

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.

EPSS: 0.002 (6.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

N/a 3rd, 4th, And 5th Generation Intel(r) Xeon(r) Processors — versions See references

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-693 — Protection Mechanism Failure

References

secure@intel.com

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-24980?: CVE-2024-24980 is a medium-severity vulnerability in 3rd, 4th, And 5th Generation Intel(r) Xeon(r) Processors, classified under Protection Mechanism Failure. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2024-08-14.
How severe is CVE-2024-24980?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.