SB2025051442 - Multiple vulnerabilities in Intel Simics Package Manager
Published: May 14, 2025
Breakdown by Severity
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.
1) Insecure Inherited Permissions (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-20008)
CWE-ID: CWE-277 - Insecure inherited permissions
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to insecure inherited permissions, which leads to security restrictions bypass and privilege escalation.
2) Insecure Inherited Permissions (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-22448)
CWE-ID: CWE-277 - Insecure inherited permissions
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:N/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to insecure inherited permissions. A remote user can cause a denial of service condition on the target system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.