CVE-2024-2193
CVE-2024-2193 is a medium-severity vulnerability with a CVSS 3.x base score of 5.7. It is not currently listed as actively exploited by CISA, and its EPSS exploit-prediction score is low. The underlying weakness is classified as CWE-362.
Key facts
- Severity: Medium (CVSS 3.x base score 5.7)
- EPSS exploit prediction: 1% (65th percentile)
- Actively exploited: Not listed in CISA KEV
- EU (EUVD) id: EUVD-2024-27155
- Weakness: CWE-362
- Published:
- Last modified:
Description
A Speculative Race Condition (SRC) vulnerability that impacts modern CPU architectures supporting speculative execution (related to Spectre V1) has been disclosed. An unauthenticated attacker can exploit this vulnerability to disclose arbitrary data from the CPU using race conditions to access the speculative executable code paths.
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-2193?
- A Speculative Race Condition (SRC) vulnerability that impacts modern CPU architectures supporting speculative execution (related to Spectre V1) has been disclosed. An unauthenticated attacker can exploit this vulnerability to disclose arbitrary data from the CPU using race conditions to access the speculative executable code paths.
- How severe is CVE-2024-2193?
- CVE-2024-2193 has a CVSS 3.x base score of 5.7, rated medium severity. It is exploitable over local access with high attack complexity, requires high privileges and no user interaction. Impact on confidentiality is high, integrity high, and availability none.
- Is CVE-2024-2193 being actively exploited?
- It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 1% (65th percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
- How do I fix CVE-2024-2193?
- Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround.
- Does CVE-2024-2193 have an EU (EUVD) identifier?
- Yes. CVE-2024-2193 is tracked in the ENISA EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD) as EUVD-2024-27155.
- When was CVE-2024-2193 published?
- CVE-2024-2193 was published on 2024-03-15 and last updated on 2026-06-17.
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/03/12/14
- https://download.vusec.net/papers/ghostrace_sec24.pdf
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/patch/?id=944d5fe50f3f03daacfea16300e656a1691c4a23
- https://ibm.github.io/system-security-research-updates/2024/03/12/ghostrace
- https://kb.cert.org/vuls/id/488902
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/EIUICU6CVJUIB6BPJ7P5QTPQR5VOBHFK/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/H63LGAQXPEVJOES73U4XK65I6DASOAAG/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/ZON4TLXG7TG4A2XZG563JMVTGQW4SF3A/
- https://www.amd.com/en/resources/product-security/bulletin/amd-sb-7016.html
- https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/488902
- https://www.vusec.net/projects/ghostrace/
- https://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-453.html
- http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-453.html
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