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CVE-2024-2201 json

CVE-2024-2201

published 2024-12-19 22 mo ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2024-27161

cvss
4.7
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
8.8%
EPSS 8.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 95%
public exploits
0
none known

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.

Patch / fix

  • xen Debian 12 4.17.5+23-ga4e5191dc0-1
  • xen Debian 14, Debian 13 4.19.1-1
  • linux Debian 12 6.1.85-1
  • linux Debian 14, Debian 13 6.8.9-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2024-2201

  • linux Ubuntu 20.04 LTS 5.4.0-187.207
  • linux Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 5.15.0-106.116
  • linux-aws Ubuntu 20.04 LTS 5.4.0-1127.137
  • linux-aws Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 5.15.0-1061.67
  • linux-gcp Ubuntu 20.04 LTS 5.4.0-1131.140
  • linux-gcp Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 5.15.0-1059.67
  • linux-gke Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 5.15.0-1058.63
  • linux-ibm Ubuntu 20.04 LTS 5.4.0-1074.79

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2024-2201

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  • kernel RHEL 9 5.14.0-427.42.1.el9_4
  • rv RHEL 9 5.14.0-427.42.1.el9_4
  • perf RHEL 9 5.14.0-427.42.1.el9_4
  • rtla RHEL 9 5.14.0-427.42.1.el9_4
  • bpftool RHEL 9 7.3.0-427.42.1.el9_4
  • libperf RHEL 9 5.14.0-427.42.1.el9_4
  • kernel-rt RHEL 9 5.14.0-427.42.1.el9_4
  • kernel-64k RHEL 9 5.14.0-427.42.1.el9_4

red hat advisories RHSA-2024:8617RHSA-2024:8614RHSA-2024:8613RHSA-2024:5102RHSA-2024:5101RHSA-2024:6994

  • kernel-rt SLE Micro 5.4, SLE Micro 5.3 5.14.21-150400.15.115.1
  • kernel-source-rt SLE Micro 5.4, SLE Micro 5.3 5.14.21-150400.15.115.1
  • kernel-64kb SLES 15 SP4-LTSS, SLE High Performance Computing 15 SP4-LTSS, SLE High Performance Computing 15 SP4-ESPOS 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1
  • kernel-syms SLES for SAP 15 SP4, SLES 15 SP4-LTSS, SLE High Performance Computing 15 SP4-LTSS +3 more 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1
  • kernel-source SLES for SAP 15 SP4, SLES 15 SP4-LTSS, SLE High Performance Computing 15 SP4-LTSS +3 more 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1
  • kernel-default SLES for SAP 15 SP4, SLES 15 SP4-LTSS, SLE Micro 5.4 +7 more 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1
  • kernel-zfcpdump SLES 15 SP4-LTSS, Manager Server 4.3 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1
  • kernel-obs-build SLES for SAP 15 SP4, SLES 15 SP4-LTSS, SLE High Performance Computing 15 SP4-LTSS +1 more 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2025:1183-1SUSE-SU-2025:1027-1SUSE-SU-2024:3423-1SUSE-SU-2024:2535-1SUSE-SU-2024:2534-1SUSE-SU-2024:2533-1

  • kernel-source-longterm openSUSE Tumbleweed 6.12.11-1.1
  • xen openSUSE Tumbleweed 4.18.2_02-1.1
  • kernel-source openSUSE Tumbleweed 6.8.5-1.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2025:14705-1openSUSE-SU-2024:13853-1openSUSE-SU-2024:13858-1

  • kernel AlmaLinux 9 5.14.0-427.42.1.el9_4
  • rv AlmaLinux 9 5.14.0-427.42.1.el9_4
  • perf AlmaLinux 9 5.14.0-427.42.1.el9_4
  • rtla AlmaLinux 9 5.14.0-427.42.1.el9_4
  • bpftool AlmaLinux 9 7.3.0-427.42.1.el9_4
  • libperf AlmaLinux 9 5.14.0-427.42.1.el9_4
  • kernel-rt AlmaLinux 9 5.14.0-427.42.1.el9_4
  • kernel-64k AlmaLinux 9 5.14.0-427.42.1.el9_4

almalinux advisories ALSA-2024:8617ALSA-2024:5101ALSA-2024:5102

  • kernel Rocky Linux 9 5.14.0-427.42.1.el9_4
  • kernel Rocky Linux 8 4.18.0-553.16.1.el8_10.cloud.0.1
  • kernel-rt Rocky Linux 8 4.18.0-553.16.1.rt7.357.el8_10
  • kernel Rocky Linux 8 4.18.0-553.16.1.el8_10

rocky linux advisories RLSA-2024:8617RXSA-2024:5101RLSA-2024:5102RLSA-2024:5101

  • xen Alpine 3.17, Alpine 3.16 4.16.6-r0
  • xen Alpine 3.18 4.17.4-r0
  • xen Alpine 3.24, Alpine 3.23, Alpine 3.22 +3 more 4.18.2-r0

alpine advisories ALPINE-CVE-2024-2201

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Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2024-2201 updated cvss 4.7

hw: cpu: intel: Native Branch History Injection (BHI)

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 perf, kernel, python-perf, kernel-kdump, kernel-firmware, kernel-bootwrapper, +1 more
    affected: workaround, no fix planned “Will not fix”
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 kernel-rt, kernel-rt-kvm, kernel-rt-core, kernel-rt-modules, kernel-rt-debug-kvm, kernel-rt-debug-core, +12 more
    affected: workaround, no fix available
  • Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder EUS (v.9.2) kernel-debuginfo-common-s390x 5.14.0-284.90.1.el9_2, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 5.14.0-284.90.1.el9_2, kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64 5.14.0-284.90.1.el9_2, kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64le 5.14.0-284.90.1.el9_2
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2024:8613
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) rv 5.14.0-427.42.1.el9_4, perf 5.14.0-427.42.1.el9_4, rtla 5.14.0-427.42.1.el9_4, kernel-devel-matched 5.14.0-427.42.1.el9_4, kernel-64k-devel-matched 5.14.0-427.42.1.el9_4, kernel-debug-devel-matched 5.14.0-427.42.1.el9_4, +6 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2024:8617
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.2) perf 5.14.0-284.90.1.el9_2, rtla 5.14.0-284.90.1.el9_2, kernel-devel-matched 5.14.0-284.90.1.el9_2, kernel-64k-devel-matched 5.14.0-284.90.1.el9_2, kernel-debug-devel-matched 5.14.0-284.90.1.el9_2, kernel-debuginfo-common-s390x 5.14.0-284.90.1.el9_2, +5 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2024:8613
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8) perf 4.18.0-553.16.1.el8_10, kernel 4.18.0-553.16.1.el8_10, bpftool 4.18.0-553.16.1.el8_10, kernel-core 4.18.0-553.16.1.el8_10, kernel-tools 4.18.0-553.16.1.el8_10, python3-perf 4.18.0-553.16.1.el8_10, +15 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2024:5101
  • 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, kernel-core 5.14.0-427.42.1.el9_4, kernel-tools 5.14.0-427.42.1.el9_4, python3-perf 5.14.0-427.42.1.el9_4, +28 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2024:8617
  • 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, kernel-core 5.14.0-284.90.1.el9_2, kernel-tools 5.14.0-284.90.1.el9_2, python3-perf 5.14.0-284.90.1.el9_2, +28 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2024:8613
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  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux CRB (v. 8) kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 4.18.0-553.16.1.el8_10, kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64 4.18.0-553.16.1.el8_10, kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64le 4.18.0-553.16.1.el8_10
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2024:5101
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux CRB (v. 9) libperf 5.14.0-427.42.1.el9_4, kernel-debuginfo-common-s390x 5.14.0-427.42.1.el9_4, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 5.14.0-427.42.1.el9_4, kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64 5.14.0-427.42.1.el9_4, kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64le 5.14.0-427.42.1.el9_4
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2024:8617
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Real Time (v. 7 ELS) kernel-rt 3.10.0-1160.125.1.rt56.1277.el7, kernel-rt-trace 3.10.0-1160.125.1.rt56.1277.el7, kernel-rt-debuginfo-common-x86_64 3.10.0-1160.125.1.rt56.1277.el7
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2024:6995
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux NFV (v. 8) kernel-rt 4.18.0-553.16.1.rt7.357.el8_10, kernel-rt-kvm 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-modules 4.18.0-553.16.1.rt7.357.el8_10, kernel-rt-debug-kvm 4.18.0-553.16.1.rt7.357.el8_10, kernel-rt-debug-core 4.18.0-553.16.1.rt7.357.el8_10, +4 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2024:5102
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux NFV (v. 9) kernel-rt 5.14.0-427.42.1.el9_4, kernel-rt-kvm 5.14.0-427.42.1.el9_4, kernel-rt-core 5.14.0-427.42.1.el9_4, kernel-rt-modules 5.14.0-427.42.1.el9_4, kernel-rt-debug-kvm 5.14.0-427.42.1.el9_4, kernel-rt-debug-core 5.14.0-427.42.1.el9_4, +6 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2024:8617
  • 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-modules 5.14.0-284.90.1.rt14.375.el9_2, kernel-rt-debug-core 5.14.0-284.90.1.rt14.375.el9_2, kernel-rt-modules-core 5.14.0-284.90.1.rt14.375.el9_2, kernel-rt-debug-modules 5.14.0-284.90.1.rt14.375.el9_2, +4 more 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-kvm 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-modules 5.14.0-284.90.1.rt14.375.el9_2, kernel-rt-debug-kvm 5.14.0-284.90.1.rt14.375.el9_2, kernel-rt-debug-core 5.14.0-284.90.1.rt14.375.el9_2, +6 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2024:8614
  • 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-modules 4.18.0-553.16.1.rt7.357.el8_10, kernel-rt-debug-core 4.18.0-553.16.1.rt7.357.el8_10, kernel-rt-debug-modules 4.18.0-553.16.1.rt7.357.el8_10, kernel-rt-modules-extra 4.18.0-553.16.1.rt7.357.el8_10, +2 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2024:5102
  • 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-modules 5.14.0-427.42.1.el9_4, kernel-rt-debug-core 5.14.0-427.42.1.el9_4, kernel-rt-modules-core 5.14.0-427.42.1.el9_4, kernel-rt-debug-modules 5.14.0-427.42.1.el9_4, +4 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2024:8617
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7 ELS) perf 3.10.0-1160.125.1.el7, kernel 3.10.0-1160.125.1.el7, bpftool 3.10.0-1160.125.1.el7, python-perf 3.10.0-1160.125.1.el7, kernel-kdump 3.10.0-1160.125.1.el7, kernel-tools 3.10.0-1160.125.1.el7, +7 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7 ELS) kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64 3.10.0-1160.125.1.el7, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 3.10.0-1160.125.1.el7, kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64le 3.10.0-1160.125.1.el7
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2024:6994
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.2) kernel-doc 5.14.0-284.90.1.el9_2 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7 ELS) kernel-headers 3.10.0-1160.125.1.el7
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

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CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial
Assessed
22 mo ago

Exploit prediction

8.79% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 95% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CISA ADP 3.1 4.7 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CNA 3.1 4.7 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Affected products

  • Xen Xen

References

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.