Vulnerability · Published Feb 12, 2025 · Assigned by intel
CVE-2024-39279
Medium 6.5
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in Intel(R) processors. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 12% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 87.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Insufficient granularity of access control in UEFI firmware in some Intel(R) processors may allow a authenticated user to potentially enable denial of service via local access.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux:9 | microcode_ctl | 4:20250211-1.el9_6 | ALSA-2025:7043 |
| Debian:12 | intel-microcode | 3.20250211.1~deb12u1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-39279 |
| Debian:13 | intel-microcode | 3.20250211.1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-39279 |
| Debian:14 | intel-microcode | 3.20250211.1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-39279 |
| Rocky Linux:9 | microcode_ctl | 4:20250211-1.el9_6 | RLSA-2025:7043 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | intel-microcode | 3.20250211.0ubuntu0.22.04.1 | USN-7269-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | intel-microcode | 3.20250211.0ubuntu0.22.04.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-39279 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | intel-microcode | 3.20250211.0ubuntu0.24.04.1 | USN-7269-2 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | intel-microcode | 3.20250211.0ubuntu0.24.04.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-39279 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | Intel(R) processors | See references |
Weakness: CWE-1220 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H