Uncaught exception in the core management mechanism for some Intel(R) Processors may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable denial of service via local access.

Metrics

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Attack Requirements None

User Interaction None

Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact None

Vulnerable System Integrity Impact None

Vulnerable System Availability Impact High

Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact None

Subsequent System Integrity Impact None

Subsequent System Availability Impact None

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00013.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendors Products
Intel
  • Processors

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Vendors Products
Intel
  • Processors
Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-4170-1 intel-microcode security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-5924-1 intel-microcode security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2025-14556 Uncaught exception in the core management mechanism for some Intel(R) Processors may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable denial of service via local access.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7535-1 Intel Microcode vulnerabilities
Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References
Link Providers
https://intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-01244.html cve-icon cve-icon cve-icon
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/05/msg00021.html cve-icon
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-20054 cve-icon
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-20054 cve-icon
History

Mon, 03 Nov 2025 20:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
References

Thu, 15 May 2025 04:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title microcode_ctl: Uncaught exception in the core management mechanism
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

 threat_severity

Moderate

Wed, 14 May 2025 16:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Tue, 13 May 2025 21:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Uncaught exception in the core management mechanism for some Intel(R) Processors may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable denial of service via local access.
Weaknesses CWE-248
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 6.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: intel

Published:

Updated: 2025-11-03T19:35:21.684Z

Reserved: 2024-10-11T03:00:12.311Z

Link: CVE-2025-20054

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-11-03T19:35:21.684Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2025-05-13T21:16:05.510

Modified: 2025-11-03T20:17:07.330

Link: CVE-2025-20054

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2025-05-13T21:01:56Z

Links: CVE-2025-20054 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2025-07-12T15:26:24Z