CVE-2024-36293 Denial of service in Intel(R) Processors with Intel(R) SGX
An authenticated local user can cause a denial of service in Intel SGX processors via improper access control in the EDECCSSA function.
- 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-2024-36293?
CVE-2024-36293 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Intel(R) Processors with Intel(R) SGX, published on 12 Feb 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Improper access control in the EDECCSSA user leaf function for some Intel(R) Processors with Intel(R) SGX may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable denial of service via local access.
Weakness: CWE-284
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-36293?
How do I fix CVE-2024-36293?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2024-36293 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-36293 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as ALPINE-CVE-2024-36293, BELL-CVE-2024-36293, DEBIAN-CVE-2024-36293, GHSA-35p6-x466-363j, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-36293.