CVE-2024-2201

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Description

A cross-privilege Spectre v2 vulnerability allows attackers to bypass all deployed mitigations, including the recent Fine(IBT), and to leak arbitrary Linux kernel memory on Intel systems.

References

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https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-spectre-v2-attack-impacts-linux-systems-on-intel-cpus/

https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/155143

https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/developer/articles/technical/software-security-guidance/advisory-guidance/branch-history-injection.htm

https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/RYAZ7P6YFJ2E3FHKAGIKHWS46KYMMTZH/

https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/D5OK6MH75S7YWD34EWW7QIZTS627RIE3/

https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/6QKNCPX7CJUK4I6BRGABAUQK2DMQZUCA/

https://github.com/vusec/inspectre-gadget?tab=readme-ov-file

http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-456.html

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/05/07/7

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/04/09/15

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2024-12-19

Updated: 2025-01-09

Named Vulnerability: Spectre v2Named Vulnerability: Native BHI

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 4.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N