CVE-2024-45332

microcode_ctl: Exposure of sensitive information

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

5.6

CVSS 3.1

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Published · May 14, 2025

Updated · November 21, 2025

Description

Exposure of sensitive information caused by shared microarchitectural predictor state that influences transient execution in the indirect branch predictors for some Intel(R) Processors may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable information disclosure via local access.

Statement

Intel has recommended through its official advisory that users of the affected processors search their hardware vendor for firmware updates.

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 · 5.6
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

CWE-1423 · Exposure of Sensitive Information caused by Shared Microarchitectural Predictor State that Influences Transient Execution