Improper Handling of Overlap Between Protected Memory Ranges in Intel Xeon 6 processor with P-cores - CVE-2025-22889

 

Improper Handling of Overlap Between Protected Memory Ranges in Intel Xeon 6 processor with P-cores - CVE-2025-22889

Published: August 15, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU114111
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-22889
CWE-ID: CWE-1260
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a local administrator to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper handling of overlap between protected memory ranges, which leads to security restrictions bypass and privilege escalation.


Affected software

Intel Xeon 6 processor with P-cores

How to mitigate CVE-2025-22889

Install updates from vendor's website.


External References

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