A cross-privilege Spectre v2 vulnerability allows attackers to bypass all deployed…
Priority LOW 33Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 17 fixed, 2 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
A cross-privilege Spectre v2 vulnerability allows attackers to bypass all deployed mitigations, including the recent Fine(IBT), and to leak arbitrary Linux kernel memory on Intel systems.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.08793 95th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Red Hat: 7 advisoriesRed Hat: 17 fixed, 2 without a fix
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
Red Hat 7 advisories
- RHSA-2024:8617 Released 2024-10-30 · Red Hat rating Moderatekernel security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) kernel-64k-debug-devel-5.14.0-427.42.1.el9_4, kernel-64k-debug-devel-matched-5.14.0-427.42.1.el9_4, kernel-64k-devel-5.14.0-427.42.1.el9_4 +11
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 9) bpftool-7.3.0-427.42.1.el9_4, kernel-5.14.0-427.42.1.el9_4, kernel-64k-5.14.0-427.42.1.el9_4 +29
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux CRB (v. 9) kernel-tools-libs-devel-5.14.0-427.42.1.el9_4, libperf-5.14.0-427.42.1.el9_4
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux NFV (v. 9) kernel-rt-5.14.0-427.42.1.el9_4, kernel-rt-core-5.14.0-427.42.1.el9_4, kernel-rt-debug-5.14.0-427.42.1.el9_4 +11
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux RT (v. 9) kernel-rt-5.14.0-427.42.1.el9_4, kernel-rt-core-5.14.0-427.42.1.el9_4, kernel-rt-debug-5.14.0-427.42.1.el9_4 +9
- RHSA-2024:8613 Released 2024-10-30 · Red Hat rating Moderatekernel security update
- Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder EUS (v.9.2) kernel-tools-libs-devel-5.14.0-284.90.1.el9_2
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.2) kernel-64k-debug-devel-5.14.0-284.90.1.el9_2, kernel-64k-debug-devel-matched-5.14.0-284.90.1.el9_2, kernel-64k-devel-5.14.0-284.90.1.el9_2 +10
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS EUS (v.9.2) bpftool-7.0.0-284.90.1.el9_2, kernel-5.14.0-284.90.1.el9_2, kernel-64k-5.14.0-284.90.1.el9_2 +29
- RHSA-2024:8614 Released 2024-10-30 · Red Hat rating Moderatekernel-rt security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time EUS (v.9.2) kernel-rt-5.14.0-284.90.1.rt14.375.el9_2, kernel-rt-core-5.14.0-284.90.1.rt14.375.el9_2, kernel-rt-debug-5.14.0-284.90.1.rt14.375.el9_2 +9
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time for NFV EUS (v.9.2) kernel-rt-5.14.0-284.90.1.rt14.375.el9_2, kernel-rt-core-5.14.0-284.90.1.rt14.375.el9_2, kernel-rt-debug-5.14.0-284.90.1.rt14.375.el9_2 +11
Show 4 more Red Hat advisories
- RHSA-2024:6994 Released 2024-09-24 · Red Hat rating Importantkernel security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7 ELS) bpftool-3.10.0-1160.125.1.el7, kernel-3.10.0-1160.125.1.el7, kernel-abi-whitelists-3.10.0-1160.125.1.el7 +11
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7 ELS) kernel-debug-devel-3.10.0-1160.125.1.el7, kernel-tools-libs-devel-3.10.0-1160.125.1.el7
- RHSA-2024:6995 Released 2024-09-24 · Red Hat rating Importantkernel-rt security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Real Time (v. 7 ELS) kernel-rt-3.10.0-1160.125.1.rt56.1277.el7, kernel-rt-debug-3.10.0-1160.125.1.rt56.1277.el7, kernel-rt-debug-devel-3.10.0-1160.125.1.rt56.1277.el7 +4
- RHSA-2024:5101 Released 2024-08-08 · Red Hat rating Importantkernel security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8) bpftool-4.18.0-553.16.1.el8_10, kernel-4.18.0-553.16.1.el8_10, kernel-abi-stablelists-4.18.0-553.16.1.el8_10 +19
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux CRB (v. 8) kernel-tools-libs-devel-4.18.0-553.16.1.el8_10
- RHSA-2024:5102 Released 2024-08-08 · Red Hat rating Importantkernel-rt security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux NFV (v. 8) kernel-rt-4.18.0-553.16.1.rt7.357.el8_10, kernel-rt-core-4.18.0-553.16.1.rt7.357.el8_10, kernel-rt-debug-4.18.0-553.16.1.rt7.357.el8_10 +9
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux RT (v. 8) kernel-rt-4.18.0-553.16.1.rt7.357.el8_10, kernel-rt-core-4.18.0-553.16.1.rt7.357.el8_10, kernel-rt-debug-4.18.0-553.16.1.rt7.357.el8_10 +7
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder EUS (v.9.2) | Fixed | RHSA-2024:8613 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) | Fixed | RHSA-2024:8617 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.2) | Fixed | RHSA-2024:8613 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8) | Fixed | RHSA-2024:5101 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 9) | Fixed | RHSA-2024:8617 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS EUS (v.9.2) | Fixed | RHSA-2024:8613 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux CRB (v. 8) | Fixed | RHSA-2024:5101 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux CRB (v. 9) | Fixed | RHSA-2024:8617 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux NFV (v. 8) | Fixed | RHSA-2024:5102 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux NFV (v. 9) | Fixed | RHSA-2024:8617 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux RT (v. 8) | Fixed | RHSA-2024:5102 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux RT (v. 9) | Fixed | RHSA-2024:8617 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time EUS (v.9.2) | Fixed | RHSA-2024:8614 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time for NFV EUS (v.9.2) | Fixed | RHSA-2024:8614 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7 ELS) | Fixed | RHSA-2024:6994 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7 ELS) | Fixed | RHSA-2024:6994 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Real Time (v. 7 ELS) | Fixed | RHSA-2024:6995 |
Not affected: 2 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.2)
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7 ELS)
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-2201
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-j32h-9rm6-p2c5
References
Other 9
- https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/155143
- https://github.com/vusec/inspectre-gadget?tab=readme-ov-file
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/04/09/15
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/05/07/7
- http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-456.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/6QKNCPX7CJUK4I6BRGABAUQK2DMQZUCA/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/D5OK6MH75S7YWD34EWW7QIZTS627RIE3/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/RYAZ7P6YFJ2E3FHKAGIKHWS46KYMMTZH/
- https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/developer/articles/technical/software-security-guidance/advisory-guidance/branch-history-injection.htm
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Sources
- CVE-2024-2201 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-2201 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-j32h-9rm6-p2c5 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2024-2201 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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