Intel QuickAssist Technology Software up to 2.4.x untrusted pointer dereference

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Intel QuickAssist Technology Software up to 2.4.x. Impacted is an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in untrusted pointer dereference. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2025-20090. The attack is only possible with local access. There is not any exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Intel QuickAssist Technology Software up to 2.4.x. It has been classified as problematic. This affects some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a untrusted pointer dereference vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-822. The product obtains a value from an untrusted source, converts this value to a pointer, and dereferences the resulting pointer. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:

Untrusted Pointer Dereference for some Intel(R) QuickAssist Technology software before version 2.5.0 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable denial of service via local access.

It is possible to read the advisory at intel.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2025-20090 since 01/24/2025. The exploitability is told to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. 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 12/05/2025).

Upgrading to version 2.5.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Class: Untrusted pointer dereference
CWE: CWE-822
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: QuickAssist Technology Software 2.5.0

Timelineinfo

01/24/2025 CVE reserved
08/12/2025 +199 days Advisory disclosed
08/12/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
12/05/2025 +115 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: intel.com

Advisory: intel-sa-01301
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-20090 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-20090
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-319731

Entryinfo

Created: 08/12/2025 20:33
Updated: 12/05/2025 16:21
Changes: 08/12/2025 20:33 (75), 12/05/2025 16:21 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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