CVE-2025-22840
Public on 2025-08-12
Modified on 2025-08-15
Description
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
CVSS v3 Base Score
See breakdown
Affected Packages
| Platform | Package | Release Date | Advisory | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux 1 | microcode_ctl | No Fix Planned | ||
| Amazon Linux 2 - Core | microcode_ctl | 2025-09-29 | ALAS2-2025-3014 | Fixed |
| Amazon Linux 2023 | microcode_ctl | 2025-09-29 | ALAS2023-2025-1209 | Fixed |
CVSS Scores
| Score Type | Score | Vector | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux | CVSSv3 | 7.4 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L |
| NVD | CVSSv3 | 7.4 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L |