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2024.4 IPU, Intel® Processor Advisory
| Intel ID: | INTEL-SA-01166 |
|---|---|
| Advisory Category: | Hardware |
| Impact of vulnerability: | Denial of Service |
| Severity rating: | MEDIUM |
| Original release: | 02/11/2025 |
| Last revised: | 02/11/2025 |
Summary:
A potential security vulnerability in some Intel® Processors may allow denial of service. Intel is releasing microcode updates to mitigate this potential vulnerability.
Vulnerability Details:
CVEID: CVE-2024-31068
Description: Improper Finite State Machines (FSMs) in Hardware Logic for some Intel® Processors may allow privileged user to potentially enable denial of service via local access.
CVSS Base Score 3.1: 5.3 Medium
CVSS Vector 3.1: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS Base Score 4.0: 5.6 Medium
CVSS Vector 4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Affected Products:
| Product Collection | Platform | Vertical Segment | CPU ID | Platform ID |
| 12th Generation Intel Core® Processors | Alder Lake | Mobile Desktop Embedded |
906A3 906A4 90672 90675 |
07 11 80 |
| 13th Generation Intel Core® Processors | Raptor Lake | Mobile Desktop |
BO671 BO6A2 B06A3 |
0x1 0x5 0x7 |
| 14th Generation Intel Core® Processors | Raptor Lake Refresh | Mobile | B06F2 B06F5 |
Ox1 Ox2 |
| Intel® Core™ Ultra processors | Meteor Lake | Client | A06A4 | 0x7 |
| 4th Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors | Eagle Stream | Server Embedded |
806F7 806F8 |
87 |
| 5th Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors | Eagle Stream | Server |
C06F2 |
87 |
Recommendation:
Intel recommends that users of affected Intel® Processors update to the latest version provided by the system manufacturer that addresses this issue.
Intel has released microcode updates for the affected Intel® Processors that are currently supported on the public github repository.
The microcode patch can be OS loaded.
Related Content:
- Please see details below on access to the microcode: GitHub*: Public Github: https://github.com/intel/Intel-Linux-Processor-Microcode-Data-Files
Acknowledgements:
The following issue was found internally by Intel employees. Intel would like to thank Ke Sun, Paul Grosen and Alyssa Milburn.
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