Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in Intel DSA and IAA Products
CVE-2024-21823
7.5HIGH
Key Information:
- Vendor
Intel
- Vendor
- CVE Published:
- 16 May 2024
What is CVE-2024-21823?
A vulnerability exists within the hardware logic of Intel DSA and Intel IAA associated with the 4th and 5th generation Xeon processors that can enable an authorized user to engage in privilege escalation. This issue stems from insecure de-synchronization, which may inadvertently facilitate unauthorized access to sensitive system functions. It underscores the importance of applying necessary mitigations to safeguard systems leveraging these Intel technologies.
Affected Version(s)
Intel(R) DSA and Intel(R) IAA for some Intel(R) 4th or 5th generation Xeon(R) processors See references