Intel Atom Arocessor information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Intel Atom Arocessor. The affected element is an unknown function. This manipulation causes information disclosure. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2024-43420. The attack can only be executed locally. There is no exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Intel Atom Arocessor (the affected version is unknown). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

Exposure of sensitive information caused by shared microarchitectural predictor state that influences transient execution for some Intel Atom(R) processors may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable information disclosure via local access.

The advisory is shared at intel.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2024-43420 since 09/19/2024. The exploitation appears to be difficult. An attack has to be approached locally. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1592 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 236930 (Debian dla-4170 : intel-microcode - security update), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (236930) and CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2025-1905). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

Affected

  • IBM QRadar SIEM

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 236930
Nessus Name: Debian dla-4170 : intel-microcode - security update

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

09/19/2024 🔍
05/14/2025 +237 days 🔍
05/14/2025 +0 days 🔍
08/27/2025 +104 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: intel.com

Advisory: intel-sa-01247
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-43420 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-43420
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-308809
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2025-1905 - IBM QRadar SIEM Komponente: Mehrere Schwachstellen

Entryinfo

Created: 05/14/2025 06:20
Updated: 08/27/2025 01:32
Changes: 05/14/2025 06:20 (74), 05/19/2025 04:50 (2), 08/27/2025 01:32 (7)
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Cache ID: 216::103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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