CVE-2024-24980

Summary

CVE-2024-24980 is a newly identified vulnerability affecting some 3rd, 4th, and 5th Generation Intel Xeon Processors. This issue involves a protection mechanism failure that could enable a privileged user to potentially escalate their privileges through local access. The details of the vulnerability are still emerging, but it is crucial to note that exploitation requires local access, limiting the threat scope to authorized users or those with physical access to the affected systems. Intel is expected to release patches to address this issue, and it is recommended that organizations prioritize updating their systems as soon as possible to mitigate potential risks.

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