Vulnerability · Published Aug 12, 2025 · Assigned by intel

CVE-2025-24305

High 7.2

In plain English

A high-severity security flaw in Intel(R) Xeon(R) processors. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 4% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.2High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 95.7% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Insufficient control flow management in the Alias Checking Trusted Module (ACTM) firmware for some Intel(R) Xeon(R) processors may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Alpine:v3.20intel-ucode20250812-r0ALPINE-CVE-2025-24305
Alpine:v3.21intel-ucode20250812-r0ALPINE-CVE-2025-24305
Alpine:v3.22intel-ucode20250812-r0ALPINE-CVE-2025-24305
Alpine:v3.23intel-ucode20250812-r0ALPINE-CVE-2025-24305
Alpine:v3.24intel-ucode20250812-r0ALPINE-CVE-2025-24305
Debian:12intel-microcode3.20250812.1~deb12u1DEBIAN-CVE-2025-24305
Debian:12intel-microcode3.20250812.1~deb12u1DSA-6030-1
Debian:13intel-microcode3.20250812.1~deb13u1DEBIAN-CVE-2025-24305
Debian:13intel-microcode3.20250812.1~deb13u1DSA-6030-1
Debian:14intel-microcode3.20250812.1DEBIAN-CVE-2025-24305
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSintel-microcode3.20250812.0ubuntu0.22.04.1USN-7866-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSintel-microcode3.20250812.0ubuntu0.22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-24305
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSintel-microcode3.20250812.0ubuntu0.24.04.1USN-7866-1
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSintel-microcode3.20250812.0ubuntu0.24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-24305
Ubuntu:25.10intel-microcode3.20250812.0ubuntu0.25.10.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-24305
Ubuntu:25.10intel-microcode3.20250812.0ubuntu0.25.10.1USN-7866-1

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
n/a Intel(R) Xeon(R) processors See references

Weakness: CWE-691 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N

References