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DEBIAN-CVE-2025-22840
DEBIAN-CVE-2025-22840
PUBLISHED
CVSS 5.300000190734863 MEDIUM
Record from OSV · Published August 12, 2025
Sequence of processor instructions leads to unexpected behavior for some Intel(R) Xeon(R) 6 Scalable processors may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access
Fixed versions
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| Package | Ecosystem | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| intel-microcode | Debian:14 | 3.20250812.1 |
| intel-microcode | Debian:12 | 3.20250812.1~deb12u1 |
| intel-microcode | Debian:13 | 3.20250812.1~deb13u1 |
Risk scores
CVSS 4.0
5.300000190734863
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Debian:14 | intel-microcode | 3.20250812.1~deb11u1, 3.20250512.1~deb12u1, 3.20250512.1~deb11u1 |
| Debian:12 | intel-microcode | 3.20210608.2, 0.20080131-1, 0.20080220-1 |
| Debian:13 | intel-microcode | 3.20250812.1~deb12u1, 3.20250812.1~deb11u1, 3.20250512.1~deb12u1 |
Timeline
- Aug 12, 2025 CVE Published
- Sep 1, 2026 CVE Updated
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