Intel Security Updates – 11 September 2024

Intel has released security updates to address several vulnerabilities in multiple Intel products.

The addressed vulnerabilities could allow the attacker to gain elevated privileges, obtain sensitive information, or perform denial-of-service attacks on the affected product.

Samples of the addressed vulnerabilities:

1. Intel® Reference Processors Privilege Escalation Vulnerability (CVE-2023-42772):

  • CVSS: 8.2
  • Attack Vector: Local
  • Attack Complexity: Low
  • Privileges Required: High
  • User Interaction: None
  • Consequences: Gain Privileges

2. Intel® Reference Platforms Denial of Service Vulnerability (CVE-2024-23599):

  • CVSS: 7.1
  • Attack Vector: Local
  • Attack Complexity: Low
  • Privileges Required: High
  • User Interaction: None
  • Consequences: Denial of Service

Sample of the affected products:

  • Intel® Atom® C processor Family.
  • Intel® Pentium® Silver Processor N Series.
  • 3rd Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processor Family.
  • Intel Atom® C5000 and P5000 Product Family.
  • 3rd Gen Intel® Xeon® Scalable processor family, Intel® Xeon® Processor D Family.
  • 11th Generation Intel® Core Processor Family.
Vulnerabilities
Mitigations

The enterprise should deploy this patch as soon as the testing phase is completed.

Intel Security Advisory

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