SB20240819157 - Denial of service in 3rd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable processors



SB20240819157 - Denial of service in 3rd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable processors

Published: August 19, 2024

Security Bulletin ID SB20240819157
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Local access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Resource management error (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-25939)

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to improper management of internal resources within the application. Mirrored regions with different values in 3rd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors may allow a local privileged user to crash the system.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.