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 v4.0: 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/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-22889
CWE-ID: CWE-1260
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Intel
Affected software:
Intel Xeon 6 processor with P-cores
Intel Xeon 6 processor with P-cores
Detailed vulnerability description
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.
How to mitigate CVE-2025-22889
Install updates from vendor's website.