CVE-2024-2201 CVE-2024-2201
Attackers can bypass Spectre v2 mitigations to leak arbitrary Linux kernel memory on Intel systems, requiring kernel patches.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2024-2201?
CVE-2024-2201 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Xen, published on 19 Dec 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A cross-privilege Spectre v2 vulnerability allows attackers to bypass all deployed mitigations, including the recent Fine(IBT), and to leak arbitrary Linux kernel memory on Intel systems.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-2201?
Linux distribution packages (1)
kernel-source openSUSE:Tumbleweed | All versions | 6.8.5-1.1 |
How do I fix CVE-2024-2201?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2024-2201 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-2201 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as ALPINE-CVE-2024-2201, CLSA-2025-1756482270, DEBIAN-CVE-2024-2201, GHSA-j32h-9rm6-p2c5, ROOT-OS-DEBIAN-11-CVE-2024-2201, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-2201 and 1 more.