Intel Xeon 6 access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Intel Xeon 6. Affected is an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in access control. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2025-20100. Attacking locally is a requirement. No exploit is available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Intel Xeon 6 (affected version not known). This affects some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Improper access control in the memory controller configurations for some Intel(R) Xeon(R) 6 processor with E-cores may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

It is possible to read the advisory at intel.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2025-20100 since 10/11/2024. The exploitability is told to be difficult. Attacking locally is a requirement. The exploitation requires an enhanced level of successful authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 09/01/2025). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2025-1030). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Affected

  • Debian Linux
  • Google Cloud Platform
  • Amazon Linux 2
  • Fedora Linux
  • Ubuntu Linux
  • SUSE Linux
  • Dell PowerEdge
  • HPE Synergy
  • Lenovo Computer
  • HPE ProLiant
  • SUSE openSUSE
  • HP Computer
  • Lenovo BIOS
  • Dell Avamar
  • Dell Computer
  • Intel Prozessor

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.8

VulDB Base Score: 6.4
VulDB Temp Score: 6.1
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CNA Base Score: 7.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

10/11/2024 🔍
05/14/2025 +215 days 🔍
05/14/2025 +0 days 🔍
09/01/2025 +110 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: intel.com

Advisory: intel-sa-01278
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-20100 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-20100
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-308835
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2025-1030 - Intel Prozessoren: Mehrere Schwachstellen

Entryinfo

Created: 05/14/2025 07:10
Updated: 09/01/2025 11:31
Changes: 05/14/2025 07:10 (75), 09/01/2025 11:31 (7)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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