CVE-2024-45332: Xen Security Notice 3 (CVE-2024-45332) Intel Branch Privilege Injection

Published May 13, 2025
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Updated

Exposure of sensitive information caused by shared microarchitectural predictor state that influences transient execution in the indirect branch predictors for some Intel(R) Processors may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable information disclosure via local access.

Affected Software

2 affected components
Intel Processore
XEN Xen Hypervisor

Event History

May 13, 2025
News Published
via BleepingComputer·03:00 PM
News Published
via BleepingComputer·03:28 PM
CVE Published
via MITRE·09:03 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·09:03 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness
News Published
via The Register·09:15 PM
Data Sourced
via NVD·09:16 PM
DescriptionSeverity
May 21, 2025
News Published
via The Register·09:20 PM
Known Exploited
09:20 PM
Sep 18, 2025
Data Sourced
12:00 AM
Severity

Parent advisories

This vulnerability appears in the following advisories.

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2024-45332?

CVE-2024-45332 is considered a high-severity vulnerability allowing potential information disclosure.

2

How do I fix CVE-2024-45332?

To mitigate CVE-2024-45332, ensure your Intel processors are updated with the latest security patches from Intel.

3

Who is affected by CVE-2024-45332?

CVE-2024-45332 affects certain Intel processors and Xen Hypervisor users who may be at risk of sensitive information exposure.

4

What type of information could be disclosed due to CVE-2024-45332?

CVE-2024-45332 could potentially allow authenticated users to access sensitive information stored in privileged memory.

5

Is CVE-2024-45332 a hardware vulnerability?

Yes, CVE-2024-45332 is a hardware vulnerability related to the microarchitectural state of Intel processors.

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