CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2025-20109

Improper Isolation or Compartmentalization

Published: Aug 12, 2025 | Modified: Nov 03, 2025
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
MEDIUM
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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.

Weakness

The product does not properly compartmentalize or isolate functionality, processes, or resources that require different privilege levels, rights, or permissions.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
Intel-microcodeUbuntudevel*
Intel-microcodeUbuntuesm-infra-legacy/trusty*
Intel-microcodeUbuntuesm-infra/bionic*
Intel-microcodeUbuntuesm-infra/focal*
Intel-microcodeUbuntuesm-infra/xenial*
Intel-microcodeUbuntujammy*
Intel-microcodeUbuntunoble*
Intel-microcodeUbuntuplucky*
Intel-microcodeUbuntuquesting*
Intel-microcodeUbuntuupstream*

Potential Mitigations

References