CVE-2024-43420: intel-microcode
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2024-43420 is a medium (CVSS 5.7) vulnerability in intel-microcode. EPSS estimates a 0.20% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 10.2% of scored vulnerabilities.
Not severe (CVSS 5.7, local access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 22 · Related 8Timeline
- 13-05-2025PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 03-11-2025Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Exposure of sensitive information caused by shared microarchitectural predictor state that influences transient execution for some Intel Atom(R) processors may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable information disclosure via local access.
CVSS metrics
7 scores · 5 sources · 2 versions- OSV · AlpineEcosystem advisory · calculated5.7MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/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
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated5.7MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated5.7MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/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
- NVDNIST5.7MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/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
- NVDNIST5.6MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS trend
Probability
0.20%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
10%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
Increase +0.01 pp
From 0.19% on 04-10-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.
Not in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Known conditions: local access, low-privilege account, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
Alpine1 product
- intel-ucode< 20250512-r0
Debian1 product
- intel-microcode< 3.20250512.1~deb12u1 | < 3.20250512.1
Ubuntu1 product
- intel-microcodeAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 3.20250512.0ubuntu0.16.04.1+esm1 | < 3.20250512.0ubuntu0.18.04.1+esm1 | < 3.20250512.0ubuntu0.20.04.1 | < 3.20250512.0ubuntu0.22.04.1 | < 3.20250512.0ubuntu0.24.04.1
3 vendors · 3 products