CVE-2025-21090
mediumpriority · track · 0EPSS 0.001 · 4 %ileDEEURUEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Missing reference to active allocated resource for some Intel(R) Xeon(R) processors may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable denial of service via local access.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–medium · 0.6–6.5
ssvc
A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.
weaknesses
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affected products (40)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- Intel Prozessor 5th, 4th Gen Xeon Scalable Processorsall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/h:intel:intel_prozessor:5th_4th_gen_xeon_scalable_processors
- Intel Prozessor Xeon 6 with E-coresall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/h:intel:intel_prozessor:xeon_6_with_e-cores
- Intel Prozessor Xeon W2400 and W3400all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/h:intel:intel_prozessor:xeon_w2400_and_w3400
advisories (1)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- WID-SEC-W-2025-1785Intel Prozessoren: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2025-08-12csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein lokaler Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Intel Prozessor ausnutzen, um seine Privilegien zu erhöhen, vertrauliche Informationen offenzulegen und einen Denial-of-Service-Zustand herbeizuführen.
also known as (5)
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sources
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references (6)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2025-21090cnnvd
- https://intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-01313.htmlcnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/Intel-Xeon-Processor-three-vulnerabilities-via-Firmware-48018cnnvd
- https://intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-01313.htmlenisa_euvd
- https://intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-01313.htmlnvd
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00027.htmlnvd
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