Intel Processors extreme physical environment conditions

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Intel Processors. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. Performing a manipulation results in improper handling of extreme physical environment conditions. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2024-39355. The attack requires a local approach. No exploit exists. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Intel Processors (affected version not known). It has been classified as critical. This affects some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper handling of extreme physical environment conditions vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-1384. The product does not properly handle unexpected physical or environmental conditions that occur naturally or are artificially induced. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:

Improper handling of physical or environmental conditions in some Intel(R) Processors may allow an authenticated user to enable denial of service via local access.

It is possible to read the advisory at intel.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2024-39355 since 08/15/2024. The exploitability is told to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 216356 (Fedora 41 : microcode_ctl (2025-c99f9d789a)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (216356). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Improper handling of extreme physical environment conditions
CWE: CWE-1384 / CWE-388
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 216356
Nessus Name: Fedora 41 : microcode_ctl (2025-c99f9d789a)

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

08/15/2024 🔍
02/12/2025 +181 days 🔍
02/12/2025 +0 days 🔍
05/01/2026 +443 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: intel.com

Advisory: intel-sa-01228
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-39355 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-39355
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-295647

Entryinfo

Created: 02/12/2025 23:29
Updated: 05/01/2026 08:47
Changes: 02/12/2025 23:29 (72), 02/16/2025 13:03 (2), 05/01/2026 08:45 (1), 05/01/2026 08:47 (4)
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Committer: lywand
Cache ID: 216::103

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