CVE-2024-38660 Privilege escalation in Intel(R) Xeon(R) processor family (E-Core)
An authenticated local attacker can escalate privileges due to a protection mechanism failure in Intel Xeon E-Core processors.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-38660?
CVE-2024-38660 is a low-severity vulnerability in Intel(R) Xeon(R) processor family (E-Core), 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
Protection mechanism failure in the SPP for some Intel(R) Xeon(R) processor family (E-Core) may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
Weakness: CWE-693
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-38660?
How do I fix CVE-2024-38660?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-38660 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2024-38660 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-38660 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-qqm7-v4mx-rj2v.