CVE-2020-24509 Privilege escalation in Intel(R) SPS versions

Medium 6.7 Published Updated

A privileged local user can escalate privileges in Intel Server Platform Services due to insufficient control flow management.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
An administrator
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2020-24509?

CVE-2020-24509 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Intel(R) SPS versions, published on 9 Jun 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Insufficient control flow management in subsystem in Intel(R) SPS versions before SPS_E3_05.01.04.300.0, SPS_SoC-A_05.00.03.091.0, SPS_E5_04.04.04.023.0, or SPS_E5_04.04.03.263.0 may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-24509?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Intel Server Platform Services.

How do I fix CVE-2020-24509?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-24509 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2020-24509 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-24509 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-6mp8-wq9g-p6q8.

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