Bug 2270698 (CVE-2023-22655) - CVE-2023-22655 kernel: local privilege escalation on Intel microcode on Intel(R) Xeon(R)
Summary: CVE-2023-22655 kernel: local privilege escalation on Intel microcode on Intel...
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2023-22655
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Depends On: 2270720
Blocks: 2270697
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Reported: 2024-03-21 13:45 UTC by Marco Benatto
Modified: 2024-04-18 13:26 UTC (History)
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A vulnerability was found in the Intel Xeon Processor's microcode. This issue may allow a malicious actor to achieve local privilege escalation when using Intel SGX or Intel TDX features.
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Description Marco Benatto 2024-03-21 13:45:44 UTC 
Protection mechanism failure in some 3rd and 4th Generation Intel(R) Xeon(R) Processors when using Intel(R) SGX or Intel(R) TDX may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00960.html
Comment 1 Marco Benatto 2024-03-21 15:04:03 UTC 
Created kernel tracking bugs for this issue:

Affects: fedora-all [bug 2270720]
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