vulnerability
Ubuntu: USN-6967-1 (CVE-2024-24980): Intel Microcode vulnerabilities
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:L/AC:M/Au:M/C:P/I:C/A:N) | Aug 14, 2024 | Aug 20, 2024 | Apr 16, 2026 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:M/C:P/I:C/A:N)
Published
Aug 14, 2024
Added
Aug 20, 2024
Modified
Apr 16, 2026
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
ubuntu-pro-upgrade-intel-microcodeubuntu-upgrade-intel-microcode
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