Local denial of service in Intel Xeon processors

1) Insufficient Control Flow Management

EUVDB-ID: #VU96258

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 4.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-22374

CWE-ID: CWE-691 - Insufficient Control Flow Management

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient control flow management for some Intel Xeon Processors. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

4th Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors: All versions

5th Generation Intel Xeon Scalable processors: All versions

External links

http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-01073.html

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.