{"id":"USN-6967-1","summary":"intel-microcode vulnerabilities","details":"It was discovered that some Intel® Core™ Ultra Processors did not properly\nisolate the stream cache. A local authenticated user could potentially use\nthis to escalate their privileges. (CVE-2023-42667)\n\nIt was discovered that some Intel® Processors did not properly isolate the\nstream cache. A local authenticated user could potentially use this to\nescalate their privileges. (CVE-2023-49141)\n\nIt was discovered that some Intel® Processors did not correctly transition\nbetween the executive monitor and SMI transfer monitor (STM). A privileged\nlocal attacker could use this to escalate their privileges.\n(CVE-2024-24853)\n\nIt was discovered that some 3rd, 4th, and 5th Generation Intel® Xeon®\nProcessors failed to properly implement a protection mechanism. A local\nattacker could use this to potentially escalate their privileges.\n(CVE-2024-24980)\n\nIt was discovered that some 3rd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors\ndid not properly handle mirrored regions with different values. A\nprivileged local user could use this to cause a denial of service (system\ncrash). (CVE-2024-25939)\n","modified":"2026-02-10T04:45:02Z","published":"2024-08-20T00:02:38Z","related":["UBUNTU-CVE-2023-42667","UBUNTU-CVE-2023-49141","UBUNTU-CVE-2024-24853","UBUNTU-CVE-2024-24980","UBUNTU-CVE-2024-25939"],"upstream":["CVE-2023-42667","CVE-2023-49141","CVE-2024-24853","CVE-2024-24980","CVE-2024-25939","UBUNTU-CVE-2023-42667","UBUNTU-CVE-2023-49141","UBUNTU-CVE-2024-24853","UBUNTU-CVE-2024-24980","UBUNTU-CVE-2024-25939"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6967-1"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-42667"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-49141"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-24853"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-24980"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-25939"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"intel-microcode","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/intel-microcode@3.20240813.0ubuntu0.16.04.1+esm2?arch=source&distro=esm-infra/xenial"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"3.20240813.0ubuntu0.16.04.1+esm2"}]}],"versions":["3.20150121.1","3.20151106.1","3.20170707.1~ubuntu16.04.0","3.20180108.0~ubuntu16.04.2","3.20180108.0+really20170707ubuntu16.04.1","3.20180312.0~ubuntu16.04.1","3.20180425.1~ubuntu0.16.04.1","3.20180425.1~ubuntu0.16.04.2","3.20180807a.0ubuntu0.16.04.1","3.20190514.0ubuntu0.16.04.1","3.20190514.0ubuntu0.16.04.2","3.20190618.0ubuntu0.16.04.1","3.20191112-0ubuntu0.16.04.2","3.20191115.1ubuntu0.16.04.1","3.20191115.1ubuntu0.16.04.2","3.20200609.0ubuntu0.16.04.0","3.20200609.0ubuntu0.16.04.1","3.20201110.0ubuntu0.16.04.1","3.20201110.0ubuntu0.16.04.2","3.20210216.0ubuntu0.16.04.1","3.20210608.0ubuntu0.16.04.1+esm1","3.20220510.0ubuntu0.16.04.1+esm1","3.20230214.0ubuntu0.16.04.1+esm1","3.20230808.0ubuntu0.16.04.1+esm1","3.20231114.0ubuntu0.16.04.1+esm1","3.20240514.0ubuntu0.16.04.1+esm1"],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"binary_version":"3.20240813.0ubuntu0.16.04.1+esm2","binary_name":"intel-microcode"}],"availability":"Available 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