CVE-2025-20109

Improper Isolation or Compartmentalization in the stream cache mechanism for some Intel(R) Processors may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

CVSS v3 7.8 HIGH

7.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.1 / Impact : 6.0

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity HIGH

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope CHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-01249.html
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00027.html

Configurations

No configuration.

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2025-08-12 17:15

Updated : 2025-11-03 18:15

NVD link : CVE-2025-20109

Mitre link : CVE-2025-20109

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-20109

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Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-653

Improper Isolation or Compartmentalization

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