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.

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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.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (6.0th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 6th percentile — 6.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2024-24980: held from 0.002 to 0.002.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000

Affected products

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

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

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.