CVE-2024-24968

Publication date 16 September 2024

Last updated 8 December 2024

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

Improper finite state machines (FSMs) in hardware logic in some Intel(R) Processors may allow an privileged user to potentially enable a denial of service via local access.

From the Ubuntu Security Team

It was discovered that some Intel(R) Processors did not properly implement finite state machines (FSMs) in hardware logic. This may allow a local privileged attacker to cause a denial of service (system crash).

Read the notes from the security team

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
intel-microcode 24.04 LTS noble
Fixed 3.20240910.0ubuntu0.24.04.1
22.04 LTS jammy
Fixed 3.20240910.0ubuntu0.22.04.1
20.04 LTS focal
Fixed 3.20240910.0ubuntu0.20.04.1
18.04 LTS bionic
16.04 LTS xenial
14.04 LTS trusty Ignored trusty doesn't support late loading of microcode

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Notes

alexmurray

Initial updates were released upstream by Intel in the 20240910 release. Additional updates were released in the 20241112 release.