CVE-2025-24495 Information disclosure in Intel(R) Core™ Ultra Processors
An authenticated local attacker can exploit incorrect resource initialization in the branch prediction unit to disclose sensitive information.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2025-24495?
CVE-2025-24495 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Intel(R) Core™ Ultra Processors, published on 13 May 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Incorrect initialization of resource in the branch prediction unit for some Intel(R) Core™ Ultra Processors may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable information disclosure via local access.
Weakness: CWE-1419
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-24495?
How do I fix CVE-2025-24495?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2025-24495 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-24495 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as ALPINE-CVE-2025-24495, BELL-CVE-2025-24495, DEBIAN-CVE-2025-24495, GHSA-7ppp-wv3j-gg8q, UBUNTU-CVE-2025-24495.