Intel Xeon SPP protection mechanism

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in Intel Xeon. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component SPP. Executing a manipulation can lead to protection mechanism. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2024-38660. The attack can only be executed locally. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Intel Xeon (unknown version). This vulnerability affects an unknown code block of the component SPP. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a protection mechanism vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-693. The product does not use or incorrectly uses a protection mechanism that provides sufficient defense against directed attacks against the product. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. CVE summarizes:

Protection mechanism failure in the SPP for some Intel(R) Xeon(R) processor family (E-Core) may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

The advisory is shared for download at intel.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2024-38660 since 06/25/2024. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 11/13/2024).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Protection mechanism
CWE: CWE-693
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Recommended: no mitigation known
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06/25/2024 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: intel.com

Advisory: intel-sa-01196
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-38660 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-38660
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-284464

Entryinfo

Created: 11/13/2024 23:04
Changes: 11/13/2024 23:04 (74)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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