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CVE-2020-24489

hw: vt-d related privilege escalation

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Severity

Important

Red Hat Product Security

8.8

CVSS 3.1

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Published · June 9, 2021

Updated · October 9, 2026

Description

A flaw was found in Intel® VT-d products. Entries from the context cache on some types of context cache invalidations may not be properly invalidated which may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity as well as system availability.

CVSS score applicability

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.1 · 8.8
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

CWE-459 · Incomplete Cleanup