Vulnerability identifier: #VU89676

Vulnerability 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-2024-21823

CWE-ID: CWE-502

Exploitation vector: Local

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
4th Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Hardware solutions / Firmware
4th Generation Intel Xeon Platinum processors
Hardware solutions / Firmware
4th Generation Intel Xeon Silver Processors
Hardware solutions / Firmware
4th Generation Intel Xeon Bronze Processors
Hardware solutions / Firmware
4th Generation Intel Xeon Gold Processors
Hardware solutions / Firmware
Intel Xeon W Processors
Hardware solutions / Firmware
5th Generation Intel Xeon Scalable processors
Hardware solutions / Firmware
Intel Driver and Support Assistant (DSA)
Hardware solutions / Firmware
MPI Library
Universal components / Libraries / Libraries used by multiple products
DSA Transparent Offload Library (DTO)
Universal components / Libraries / Software for developers
OFI Libfabric Shared Memory Provider
Universal components / Libraries / Software for developers
Data Mover Library (DML)
Universal components / Libraries / Software for developers
Query Processing Library (QPL)
Universal components / Libraries / Software for developers

Vendor: Intel

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to insecure deserialization in hardware logic. 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

4th Generation Intel Xeon Platinum processors: All versions

4th Generation Intel Xeon Silver Processors: All versions

4th Generation Intel Xeon Bronze Processors: All versions

4th Generation Intel Xeon Gold Processors: All versions

Intel Xeon W Processors: All versions

5th Generation Intel Xeon Scalable processors: All versions

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External links
http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-01084.html

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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.