CVE-2020-24512

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2020-24512 is a low-severity information disclosure vulnerability affecting some Intel Processors, as well as products from Debian and NetApp. It stems from an observable timing discrepancy that an authenticated local user could exploit to potentially gain unauthorized information. The attack requires local access and has low complexity, with a CVSS score of 3.3. Currently, there is no known active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

Vendor	Product	Version(s)	CPE
		< 20210608CPE matchmatch criteria	cpe:2.3:o:intel:microcode::::::::
		10.0CPE matchmatch criteria	cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:::::::*
		Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria	cpe:2.3:o:netapp:fas\/aff_bios:-:::::::*
		Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria	cpe:2.3:o:netapp:hci_compute_node_bios:-:::::::*
		Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria	cpe:2.3:o:netapp:solidfire_bios:-:::::::*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

3.3LOW

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

LOW

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

NONE

Exploitability Score

1.8

Impact Score

1.4

CvssVersion

3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score

0.38%

Probability of exploitation in next 30 days

EPSS Percentile

30.9%

Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group

As of 2026-07-27

Model: v2026.06.15

This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0038 is in the 86th percentile among its peer group of 1,509 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (27)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Extended Lifecycle SupportFixed in: microcode_ctl-2:1.17-33.33.el6_10

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: microcode_ctl-2:2.1-73.9.el7_9

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: microcode_ctl-2:2.1-73.11.el7_9

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.2 Advanced Update SupportFixed in: microcode_ctl-2:2.1-12.37.el7_2

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.2 Advanced Update SupportFixed in: microcode_ctl-2:2.1-12.39.el7_2

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Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.3 Advanced Update SupportFixed in: microcode_ctl-2:2.1-16.40.el7_3

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.3 Advanced Update SupportFixed in: microcode_ctl-2:2.1-16.42.el7_3

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Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.4 Advanced Update SupportFixed in: microcode_ctl-2:2.1-22.39.el7_4

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Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.4 Advanced Update SupportFixed in: microcode_ctl-2:2.1-22.41.el7_4

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Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.4 Telco Extended Update SupportFixed in: microcode_ctl-2:2.1-22.39.el7_4

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.4 Telco Extended Update SupportFixed in: microcode_ctl-2:2.1-22.41.el7_4

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.4 Update Services for SAP SolutionsFixed in: microcode_ctl-2:2.1-22.39.el7_4

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.4 Update Services for SAP SolutionsFixed in: microcode_ctl-2:2.1-22.41.el7_4

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.6 Advanced Update Support(Disable again in 2026 - SPRHEL-7118)Fixed in: microcode_ctl-2:2.1-47.21.el7_6

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.6 Advanced Update Support(Disable again in 2026 - SPRHEL-7118)Fixed in: microcode_ctl-2:2.1-47.23.el7_6

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.6 Telco Extended Update SupportFixed in: microcode_ctl-2:2.1-47.21.el7_6

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.6 Telco Extended Update SupportFixed in: microcode_ctl-2:2.1-47.23.el7_6

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.6 Update Services for SAP SolutionsFixed in: microcode_ctl-2:2.1-47.21.el7_6

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.6 Update Services for SAP SolutionsFixed in: microcode_ctl-2:2.1-47.23.el7_6

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.7 Extended Update SupportFixed in: microcode_ctl-2:2.1-53.16.el7_7

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.7 Extended Update SupportFixed in: microcode_ctl-2:2.1-53.18.el7_7

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Fixed in: microcode_ctl-4:20210216-1.20210525.1.el8_4

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Fixed in: microcode_ctl-4:20210216-1.20210608.1.el8_4

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.1 Extended Update SupportFixed in: microcode_ctl-4:20190618-1.20210525.1.el8_1

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.1 Extended Update SupportFixed in: microcode_ctl-4:20190618-1.20210608.1.el8_1

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Extended Update SupportFixed in: microcode_ctl-4:20191115-4.20210525.1.el8_2

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Extended Update SupportFixed in: microcode_ctl-4:20191115-4.20210608.1.el8_2

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2020-24512Low

hw: observable timing discrepancy in some Intel Processors

References

cert-portal.siemens.com / productcert/pdf/ssa-309571.pdf

Third Party Advisory

lists.debian.org / debian-lts-announce/2021/07/msg00022.html

Third Party Advisory

security.netapp.com / advisory/ntap-20210611-0005

Third Party Advisory

debian.org / security/2021/dsa-4934

Third Party Advisory

intel.com / content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00464.html

Vendor Advisory