CVE-2024-22185 Race condition in Intel(R) processors with Intel(R) ACTM

High 8.5 Published Updated

A local privileged user can exploit a race condition in Intel ACTM to escalate privileges on affected Intel processors.

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-2024-22185?

CVE-2024-22185 is a high-severity vulnerability in Intel(R) processors with Intel(R) ACTM, published on 13 Nov 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Time-of-check Time-of-use Race Condition in some Intel(R) processors with Intel(R) ACTM may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

Weakness: CWE-367

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-22185?

How do I fix CVE-2024-22185?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-22185 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2024-22185 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-22185 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-39p9-vqpx-2vp6.

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