Incorrect behavior order for some Intel(R) Core™ Ultra Processors may allow an…
Priority LOW 19CWE-696Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Physical
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Attack requirements
- Present
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 14 fixed, 1 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
Incorrect behavior order for some Intel(R) Core™ Ultra Processors may allow an unauthenticated user to potentially enable information disclosure via physical access.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00257 17th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Red Hat: 10 advisoriesRed Hat: 14 fixed, 1 without a fix
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Intel(R) Core™ Ultra Processors | See references | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Intel(R) Core™ Ultra Processors Vendor— Affected See references Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
Red Hat 10 advisories
- RHSA-2025:10991 Released 2025-07-14 · Red Hat rating Moderatemicrocode_ctl security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8) microcode_ctl-4:20250512-1.el8_10
- RHSA-2025:10162 Released 2025-07-01 · Red Hat rating Moderatemicrocode_ctl security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS E4S (v.8.8) microcode_ctl-4:20220809-2.20250512.1.el8_8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS TUS (v.8.8) microcode_ctl-4:20220809-2.20250512.1.el8_8
- RHSA-2025:10109 Released 2025-07-01 · Red Hat rating Moderatemicrocode_ctl security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS AUS (v.8.6) microcode_ctl-4:20220207-1.20250512.1.el8_6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS E4S (v.8.6) microcode_ctl-4:20220207-1.20250512.1.el8_6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS TUS (v.8.6) microcode_ctl-4:20220207-1.20250512.1.el8_6
Show 7 more Red Hat advisories
- RHSA-2025:10126 Released 2025-07-01 · Red Hat rating Moderatemicrocode_ctl security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS AUS (v. 8.2) microcode_ctl-4:20191115-4.20250512.1.el8_2
- RHSA-2025:10111 Released 2025-07-01 · Red Hat rating Moderatemicrocode_ctl security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server AUS (v. 7.7) microcode_ctl-2:2.1-53.26.el7_7.1
- RHSA-2025:10108 Released 2025-07-01 · Red Hat rating Moderatemicrocode_ctl security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7 ELS) microcode_ctl-2:2.1-73.24.el7_9
- RHSA-2025:10107 Released 2025-07-01 · Red Hat rating Moderatemicrocode_ctl security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS AUS (v.8.4) microcode_ctl-4:20210216-1.20250512.1.el8_4
- RHSA-2025:10101 Released 2025-07-01 · Red Hat rating Moderatemicrocode_ctl security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS EUS (v.9.4) microcode_ctl-4:20230808-2.20250512.1.el9_4
- RHSA-2025:10102 Released 2025-07-01 · Red Hat rating Moderatemicrocode_ctl security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS E4S (v.9.2) microcode_ctl-4:20220809-2.20250512.1.el9_2
- RHSA-2025:10103 Released 2025-07-01 · Red Hat rating Moderatemicrocode_ctl security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS E4S (v.9.0) microcode_ctl-4:20220207-1.20250512.1.el9_0
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8) | Fixed | RHSA-2025:10991 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 9) | Fixed | — |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS AUS (v. 8.2) | Fixed | RHSA-2025:10126 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS AUS (v.8.4) | Fixed | RHSA-2025:10107 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS AUS (v.8.6) | Fixed | RHSA-2025:10109 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS E4S (v.8.6) | Fixed | RHSA-2025:10109 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS E4S (v.8.8) | Fixed | RHSA-2025:10162 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS E4S (v.9.0) | Fixed | RHSA-2025:10103 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS E4S (v.9.2) | Fixed | RHSA-2025:10102 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS EUS (v.9.4) | Fixed | RHSA-2025:10101 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS TUS (v.8.6) | Fixed | RHSA-2025:10109 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS TUS (v.8.8) | Fixed | RHSA-2025:10162 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7 ELS) | Fixed | RHSA-2025:10108 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server AUS (v. 7.7) | Fixed | RHSA-2025:10111 |
Not affected: 1 product
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-20012
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2rmv-pmj6-727m
Sources
- CVE-2025-20012 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-20012 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-2rmv-pmj6-727m · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2025-20012 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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