Medium severity · published Aug 12, 2025
CVE-2025-21090
Missing reference to active allocated resource for some Intel(R) Xeon(R) processors may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable denial of service via local access
6.5
CVSS
0.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Missing reference to active allocated resource for some Intel(R) Xeon(R) processors may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable denial of service via local access.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.1% · higher than 4% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
IX
Intel(R) Xeon(R) processors ·
See references · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-21090
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-21090
intel.com
https://intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-01313.html
lists.debian.org
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00027.html
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