CVE-2024-48869

microcode_ctl: Improper restriction of software interfaces to hardware features

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

6.1

CVSS 3.1

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Published · May 14, 2025

Updated · November 21, 2025

Description

Improper restriction of software interfaces to hardware features for some Intel(R) Xeon(R) 6 processor with E-cores when using Intel(R) Trust Domain Extensions (Intel(R) TDX) or Intel(R) Software Guard Extensions (Intel(R) SGX) may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

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 · 6.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:N

CWE-1256 · Improper Restriction of Software Interfaces to Hardware Features