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Unscored CVE-2020-24489 EUVD-2020-17209GHSA-v4xf-4525-wqq9

Incomplete cleanup in some Intel(R) VT-d products may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local a…

Published Jun 9, 2021 · Updated Oct 8, 2026 · Assigned by intel

Description

Incomplete cleanup in some Intel(R) VT-d products may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
— Intel(R) VT-d products See references —

Fixed in Linux distributions

Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian 14 intel-microcode 3.20210608.1 —
Debian 13 intel-microcode 3.20210608.1 —
Debian 12 intel-microcode 3.20210608.1 —
Debian 10 intel-microcode 3.20210608.2~deb10u1 DSA-4934-1
Debian 9 intel-microcode 3.20210608.2~deb9u2 DLA-2718-1
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS intel-microcode 3.20210608.0ubuntu0.20.04.1 USN-4985-1
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS intel-microcode 3.20210608.0ubuntu0.18.04.1 USN-4985-1
Show 2 more (older releases, extended support, other products)
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS intel-microcode 3.20210608.0ubuntu0.16.04.1+esm1 USN-4985-1
Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS intel-microcode 3.20210608.0ubuntu0.14.04.1+esm1 USN-4985-1
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
RHEL 8 microcode_ctl 4:20210216-1.20210525.1.el8_4 RHSA-2021:3027, RHSA-2021:2308
RHEL 7 microcode_ctl 2:2.1-73.9.el7_9 RHSA-2021:3028, RHSA-2021:2305
RHEL 7 redhat-virtualization-host +1 4.3.16-20210615.0.el7_9 RHSA-2021:2519
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ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Red Hat Rhev Hypervisor 4 redhat-virtualization-host +1 4.4.6-20210615.0.el8_4 RHSA-2021:2522
RHEL 8.2 EUS microcode_ctl 4:20191115-4.20210525.1.el8_2 RHSA-2021:3364, RHSA-2021:2307
RHEL 8.1 EUS microcode_ctl 4:20190618-1.20210525.1.el8_1 RHSA-2021:3176, RHSA-2021:2306
RHEL 7.7 EUS microcode_ctl 2:2.1-53.16.el7_7 RHSA-2021:3029, RHSA-2021:2304
RHEL 7.6 TUS microcode_ctl 2:2.1-47.21.el7_6 RHSA-2021:3317, RHSA-2021:2303
RHEL 7.6 E4S microcode_ctl 2:2.1-47.21.el7_6 RHSA-2021:3317, RHSA-2021:2303
RHEL 7.6 AUS microcode_ctl 2:2.1-47.21.el7_6 RHSA-2021:3317, RHSA-2021:2303
RHEL 7.4 TUS microcode_ctl 2:2.1-22.39.el7_4 RHSA-2021:3255, RHSA-2021:2301
RHEL 7.4 E4S microcode_ctl 2:2.1-22.39.el7_4 RHSA-2021:3255, RHSA-2021:2301
RHEL 7.4 AUS microcode_ctl 2:2.1-22.39.el7_4 RHSA-2021:3255, RHSA-2021:2301
RHEL 7.3 AUS microcode_ctl 2:2.1-16.40.el7_3 RHSA-2021:3322, RHSA-2021:2302
RHEL 7.2 AUS microcode_ctl 2:2.1-12.37.el7_2 RHSA-2021:3323, RHSA-2021:2300
RHEL 6 ELS microcode_ctl 2:1.17-33.33.el6_10 RHSA-2021:2299

Rocky Linux

Errata ↗
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Rocky Linux 8 microcode_ctl 4:20210216-1.20210525.1.el8_4 RLSA-2021:3027, RLSA-2021:2308
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
SLES 15 SP3 ucode-intel 20210525-7.1 SUSE-SU-2021:1933-1
SLES 15 SP2 ucode-intel 20210525-7.1 SUSE-SU-2021:1933-1
SLES 15 SP1 ucode-intel 20210525-3.203.1 SUSE-SU-2021:1932-1
SLES 12 SP5 ucode-intel 20210525-3.35.1 SUSE-SU-2021:1929-1
SLES 12 SP4 ucode-intel 20210525-13.90.1 SUSE-SU-2021:1930-1
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ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
SLES 12 SP3 ucode-intel 20210525-13.90.1 SUSE-SU-2021:1930-1
SLES 12 SP2 ucode-intel 20210525-13.90.1 SUSE-SU-2021:1930-1
SLES 11 SP4 microcode_ctl 1.17-102.83.71.1 SUSE-SU-2021:14758-1
SLES for SAP 15 SP1 ucode-intel 20210525-3.203.1 SUSE-SU-2021:1932-1
SLES for SAP 15 ucode-intel 20210525-3.67.1 SUSE-SU-2021:1931-1
SLES for SAP 12 SP5 ucode-intel 20210525-3.35.1 SUSE-SU-2021:1929-1
SLES for SAP 12 SP4 ucode-intel 20210525-13.90.1 SUSE-SU-2021:1930-1
SLES for SAP 12 SP3 ucode-intel 20210525-13.90.1 SUSE-SU-2021:1930-1
SLE Micro 5.0 ucode-intel 20210525-7.1 SUSE-SU-2021:1933-1
SLE HPC 15 SP1 ucode-intel 20210525-3.203.1 SUSE-SU-2021:1932-1
SLE HPC 15 ucode-intel 20210525-3.67.1 SUSE-SU-2021:1931-1
SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 9 ucode-intel 20210525-13.90.1 SUSE-SU-2021:1930-1
SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 8 ucode-intel 20210525-13.90.1 SUSE-SU-2021:1930-1
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 9 ucode-intel 20210525-13.90.1 SUSE-SU-2021:1930-1
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 8 ucode-intel 20210525-13.90.1 SUSE-SU-2021:1930-1
SUSE Manager Server 4.0 ucode-intel 20210525-3.203.1 SUSE-SU-2021:1932-1
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.0 ucode-intel 20210525-3.203.1 SUSE-SU-2021:1932-1
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.0 ucode-intel 20210525-3.203.1 SUSE-SU-2021:1932-1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 11 SP3 microcode_ctl 1.17-102.83.71.1 SUSE-SU-2021:14758-1
SUSE HPE Helion OpenStack 8 ucode-intel 20210525-13.90.1 SUSE-SU-2021:1930-1
SUSE Enterprise Storage 6 ucode-intel 20210525-3.203.1 SUSE-SU-2021:1932-1
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
openSUSE Tumbleweed ucode-intel 20210608-1.2 openSUSE-SU-2024:11478-1
openSUSE Leap 15.3 ucode-intel 20210525-7.1 openSUSE-SU-2021:1933-1
openSUSE Leap 15.2 ucode-intel 20210525-lp152.2.17.1 openSUSE-SU-2021:0876-1
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Alpine v3.24 intel-ucode 20210608-r0 —
Alpine v3.23 intel-ucode 20210608-r0 —
Alpine v3.22 intel-ucode 20210608-r0 —
Alpine v3.21 intel-ucode 20210608-r0 —
Alpine v3.20 intel-ucode 20210608-r0 —
Show 8 more (older releases, extended support, other products)
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Alpine v3.19 intel-ucode 20210608-r0 —
Alpine v3.18 intel-ucode 20210608-r0 —
Alpine v3.17 intel-ucode 20210608-r0 —
Alpine v3.16 intel-ucode 20210608-r0 —
Alpine v3.15 intel-ucode 20210608-r0 —
Alpine v3.14 intel-ucode 20210608-r0 —
Alpine v3.13 intel-ucode 20210608-r0 —
Alpine v3.12 intel-ucode 20210608-r0 —

Oracle Linux

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Oracle Linux 8 microcode_ctl 4:20210216-1.20210525.1.0.1.el8_4 ELSA-2021-3027, ELSA-2021-2308
Oracle Linux 7 microcode_ctl 2:2.1-73.9.0.1.el7_9 ELSA-2021-3028, ELSA-2021-2305

Advisories 43

References