vulnerability
Amazon Linux AMI 2: CVE-2024-24980: Security patch for microcode_ctl (ALAS-2024-2682)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:L/AC:H/Au:M/C:P/I:C/A:N) | Aug 14, 2024 | Nov 4, 2024 | Feb 18, 2025 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:H/Au:M/C:P/I:C/A:N)
Published
Aug 14, 2024
Added
Nov 4, 2024
Modified
Feb 18, 2025
Description
Protection mechanism failure in some 3rd, 4th, and 5th Generation Intel(R) Xeon(R) Processors may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
Solutions
amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-microcode_ctlamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-microcode_ctl-debuginfo
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