CVE-2025-24495

Publication date 13 May 2025

Last updated 27 May 2025

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

5.6 · Medium

Score breakdown

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.

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Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
intel-microcode 25.04 plucky
Fixed 3.20250512.0ubuntu0.25.04.1
24.10 oracular
Fixed 3.20250512.0ubuntu0.24.10.1
24.04 LTS noble
Fixed 3.20250512.0ubuntu0.24.04.1
22.04 LTS jammy
Fixed 3.20250512.0ubuntu0.22.04.1
20.04 LTS focal
Fixed 3.20250512.0ubuntu0.20.04.1
18.04 LTS bionic
Fixed 3.20250512.0ubuntu0.18.04.1+esm1
16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 3.20250512.0ubuntu0.16.04.1+esm1
14.04 LTS trusty Ignored see notes

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Notes

ebarretto

trusty cannot use intel-microcode during early boot and is therefore generally not updated.

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 5.6 · Medium
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity High
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Scope Changed
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact None
Availability impact None
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N