Vulnerability · Published May 13, 2025 · Assigned by intel
CVE-2025-24495
Medium 5.6
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in Intel(R) Core™ Ultra 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 9% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.6Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 91.1% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Incorrect initialization of resource in the branch prediction unit for some Intel(R) Core™ Ultra Processors may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable information disclosure via local access.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux:8 | microcode_ctl | 4:20250512-1.el8_10 | ALSA-2025:10991 |
| Alpine:v3.20 | intel-ucode | 20250512-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2025-24495 |
| Alpine:v3.21 | intel-ucode | 20250512-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2025-24495 |
| Alpine:v3.22 | intel-ucode | 20250512-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2025-24495 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | intel-ucode | 20250512-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2025-24495 |
| Alpine:v3.24 | intel-ucode | 20250512-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2025-24495 |
| Debian:12 | intel-microcode | 3.20250512.1~deb12u1 | DSA-5924-1 |
| Debian:12 | intel-microcode | 3.20250512.1~deb12u1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-24495 |
| Debian:13 | intel-microcode | 3.20250512.1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-24495 |
| Debian:14 | intel-microcode | 3.20250512.1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-24495 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | microcode_ctl | 4:20250512-1.el8_10 | RLSA-2025:10991 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | intel-microcode | 3.20250512.0ubuntu0.22.04.1 | USN-7535-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | intel-microcode | 3.20250512.0ubuntu0.22.04.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-24495 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | intel-microcode | 3.20250512.0ubuntu0.24.04.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-24495 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | intel-microcode | 3.20250512.0ubuntu0.24.04.1 | USN-7535-1 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | Intel(R) Core™ Ultra Processors | See references |
Weakness: CWE-1419 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N