CVE-2024-37020

Publication date 12 February 2025

Last updated 3 July 2025

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

3.8 · Low

Score breakdown

Sequence of processor instructions leads to unexpected behavior in the Intel(R) DSA V1.0 for some Intel(R) Xeon(R) Processors may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable denial of service via local access.

Read the notes from the security team

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
intel-microcode 24.10 oracular
Not affected
24.04 LTS noble
Not affected
22.04 LTS jammy
Not affected
20.04 LTS focal
Not affected
18.04 LTS bionic
Not affected
16.04 LTS xenial
Not affected
14.04 LTS trusty
Not affected

Notes

alexmurray

There is no evidence that this CVE can be addressed by a microcode update from the OS itself, only from the BIOS

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 3.8 · Low
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Scope Changed
Confidentiality None
Integrity impact None
Availability impact Low
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:L