CVE-2024-2201
Published: April 11, 2024Last modified: June 18, 2025
Description
A cross-privilege Spectre v2 vulnerability allows attackers to bypass all deployed mitigations, including the recent Fine(IBT), and to leak arbitrary Linux kernel memory on Intel systems.
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 4.7 |
| Attack Vector | LOCAL |
| Attack complexity | HIGH |
| Privileges required | LOW |
| User interaction | NONE |
| Scope | UNCHANGED |
| Confidentiality | HIGH |
| Integrity impact | NONE |
| Availability impact | NONE |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
Status
| Product | Release | Package | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpaquita Linux | 23 LTS | linux-lts | Unknown (6.1.33-r0) |
| Stream | linux-lts | Unknown (6.1.33-r0) |
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/04/09/15
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/05/07/7
- http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-456.html
- https://github.com/vusec/inspectre-gadget?tab=readme-ov-file
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/6QKNCPX7CJUK4I6BRGABAUQK2DMQZUCA/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/D5OK6MH75S7YWD34EWW7QIZTS627RIE3/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/RYAZ7P6YFJ2E3FHKAGIKHWS46KYMMTZH/
- https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/developer/articles/technical/software-security-guidance/advisory-guidance/branch-history-injection.htm
- https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/155143