CVE-2024-48869 is an improper restriction of software interfaces to hardware features vulnerability affecting some Intel Xeon 6 processors with E-cores when Intel Trust Domain Extensions (TDX) or Intel Software Guard Extensions (SGX) is in use. According to the provided description, the flaw allows insufficient restriction of access to hardware-related software interfaces, creating a condition in which a privileged local user may be able to leverage local access to escalate privileges. The issue impacts systems relying on SGX or TDX security boundaries on affected Xeon 6 platforms.
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