CVE-2024-24853 Privilege escalation in Intel(R) Processor
A privileged local attacker can escalate privileges due to incorrect behavior in Intel processor monitor transitions.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2024-24853?
CVE-2024-24853 is a high-severity vulnerability in Intel(R) Processor, published on 14 Aug 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Incorrect behavior order in transition between executive monitor and SMI transfer monitor (STM) in some Intel(R) Processor may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
Weakness: CWE-696
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-24853?
How do I fix CVE-2024-24853?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2024-24853 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-24853 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as ALPINE-CVE-2024-24853, BELL-CVE-2024-24853, DEBIAN-CVE-2024-24853, GHSA-vp6v-8xw7-8j3v, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-24853.