CVE-2024-25565 Denial of service in Intel(R) Xeon(R) Processors
An authenticated local user can cause a denial of service in Intel Xeon UEFI firmware due to insufficient control flow management.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-25565?
CVE-2024-25565 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Intel(R) Xeon(R) Processors, published on 13 Nov 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Insufficient control flow management in UEFI firmware for some Intel(R) Xeon(R) Processors may allow an authenticated user to enable denial of service via local access.
Weakness: CWE-691
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-25565?
How do I fix CVE-2024-25565?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-25565 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
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Is CVE-2024-25565 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-25565 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-mvj5-x7rr-vvqv.