CVE-2024-7881

Summary

CVE-2024-7881 is a newly disclosed cybersecurity vulnerability that allows an unprivileged user to manipulate the data prefetch engine, causing it to fetch data from a privileged location. This memory-dependent prefetch attack can result in the consumption of these privileged memory contents as a valid address, which can then be dereferenced. Attackers can potentially exploit this vulnerability to gain elevated privileges or execute arbitrary code within the vulnerable system. System administrators are strongly advised to apply patches or mitigations as soon as they become available to protect against potential attacks.

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