🛡️ CVE-2024-23984 on Debian — intel-microcode

⚪ Unknown ✅ No Known Exploit OSV
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CVSS Score
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Description

Observable discrepancy in RAPL interface for some Intel(R) Processors may allow a privileged user to potentially enable information disclosure via local access.

Distribution advisory

This page covers CVE-2024-23984 as tracked by Debian, for the package intel-microcode. The fix is available in version 3.20240910.1; earlier versions remain affected.

How this vulnerability can be exploited

This issue can be reached with local access to the system, attack complexity is high, an attacker needs administrative privileges on the target. No user interaction is required. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality high, integrity none, availability none.

Weakness class

DEBIAN-CVE-2024-23984 is classified as CWE-203: Observable Discrepancy. The product behaves differently or sends different responses under different circumstances in a way that is observable to an unauthorized actor.

Affected software

DEBIAN-CVE-2024-23984 is recorded against 1 package.

  • intel-microcode (fixed in 3.20240910.1)

Timeline and source

Published on 16 September 2024 and last revised on 4 August 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.

References

security-tracker.debian.org (Advisory)

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Details

Severity Unknown
CVSS Score N/A
CVSS Vector CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
CWE N/A
Public Exploit ✅ No
Source OSV
Published 2024-09-16
Updated 2026-08-20
Modified 2026-08-04
Fix URL N/A

Affected Packages

Software From version Fixed in
intel-microcode — 3.20240910.1

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