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Full vulnerability report · 2026
CVE-2025-35973High confidence

Improper handling of values for some Intel(R) Processors within Ring 0: Kernel, Hypervisor and Bare Metal OS may allow an escalation of privilege

Unknown · Intel(R) Processors

4.5MediumCVSS 4.0
Recommended action
Patch only the product branches with a verified fix

Medium technical severity with no CISA KEV confirmation; remediate through the normal risk-based patch cycle unless local exposure raises the priority. Verified remediation exists for at least one product or source, but 4 structured product or package states remain unresolved. Apply remediation only to the exact product branch confirmed by its source.

Fix availability varies by product
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Operational reassessment

Published severity in operational context

Open reassessment dashboard →
Published severityMediumOperational priority:Low, lowered one band.downgradedsince 12 Aug 2026

Evidence used

  • No CISA KEV confirmation is currently recorded.
  • Exploitation requires an existing local or physical foothold with privileges.
  • EPSS is 0.10% for the current model date.

Compensating controls

  • Validate the affected product branch and deploy the verified fixed release.
  • Restrict local access and enforce least privilege on affected hosts.
  • Monitor vendor guidance and exploitation sources for a material change.

Verification

  1. Confirm that the asset runs Unknown Intel(R) Processors and falls inside the recorded affected range.
  2. Verify the installed build against the product-specific fixed version after deployment.
  3. Validate exposure, authentication requirements and compensating controls in the actual environment.
  4. Reopen this reassessment when CVSS, KEV, EPSS, exploit evidence or remediation changes.
Mitigation target: No default targetRemediation target: Normal maintenance

This automated reassessment organises public evidence. It does not know asset exposure, business impact or control effectiveness and does not replace CVSS or a human risk decision.

Cross-source reconciliation

Remediation availability differs by product scope

Verified remediation exists for at least one product or source, but 4 structured product or package states remain unresolved. Apply remediation only to the exact product branch confirmed by its source.

Distribution package intelligence

Release-specific package status

Alpine, Debian, ubuntu findings are scoped to the named distribution, release and source package. An absent finding does not mean a package is unaffected.

8 package states
Package result overrides the generic status

BlackTree has verified remediation for at least one product or source, but the relevant distribution still reports no fixed package for 4 affected package states shown here. Treat those rows as affected with no fix until that distribution publishes a fixed version.

Repository candidate not checked

A published vendor fix does not prove that a matching update is enabled and installable on a particular asset. Confirm the local package candidate before scheduling remediation.

Distribution releaseSource packageVendor stateFixed versionEvidence
Alpine v3.23v3.23 · mainintel-ucodeVendor fix publishedAlpine records a security fix at this version. An absent entry does not mean the package is unaffected.20260812-r0Alpine Security Database ↗Source updated 3 Oct 2026
Alpine v3.22v3.22 · mainintel-ucodeVendor fix publishedAlpine records a security fix at this version. An absent entry does not mean the package is unaffected.20260812-r0Alpine Security Database ↗Source updated 3 Oct 2026
Alpine v3.21v3.21 · mainintel-ucodeVendor fix publishedAlpine records a security fix at this version. An absent entry does not mean the package is unaffected.20260812-r0Alpine Security Database ↗Source updated 3 Oct 2026
Debian trixietrixie · sourceintel-microcodeAffected, no fix publishedDebian currently tracks this release as open.Not published in this feedDebian Security Tracker ↗Source updated 6 Oct 2026
Debian bookwormbookworm · sourceintel-microcodeAffected, no fix publishedDebian currently tracks this release as open.Not published in this feedDebian Security Tracker ↗Source updated 6 Oct 2026
Debian forkyforky · sourceintel-microcodeAffected, no fix publishedDebian currently tracks this release as open.Not published in this feedDebian Security Tracker ↗Source updated 6 Oct 2026
Debian sidsid · sourceintel-microcodeAffected, no fix publishedDebian currently tracks this release as open.Not published in this feedDebian Security Tracker ↗Source updated 6 Oct 2026
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archiveintel-microcodeUnder evaluationCanonical reports that the package might be affected and still needs evaluation or fixing.Not published in this feedCanonical Ubuntu Security ↗Source updated 5 Oct 2026
Direct vendor intelligence

Authoritative vendor CSAF and VEX advisories

Structured product status and remediation from the issuing vendor. Product-state explanations are always visible; large lists can be searched or downloaded.

1 current
CVE-2025-35973 · CSAF 2.0 · revision 3 · finalRed Hat Product Securitykernel: hypervisor: Intel Processors: Privilege escalation in Ring 0 via improper value handling
170 known affected

The vendor explicitly identifies these products as affected by this CVE.

  • openshift-sandboxed-containers/osc-podvm-payload-rhel9 as a component of Confidential Compute Attestation
  • kernel as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • kernel-abi-whitelists as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • kernel-bootwrapper as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • kernel-debug as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • kernel-debug-devel as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • kernel-devel as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • kernel-doc as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • kernel-firmware as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • kernel-headers as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • kernel-kdump as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • kernel-kdump-devel as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Summary
A flaw was found in Intel(R) Processors within Ring 0, affecting the kernel, hypervisor, and bare metal operating systems. Improper handling of values may allow an authorized adversary with privileged user access to perform a local, high-complexity attack. This can lead to an escalation of privilege, potentially resulting in high impact to the confidentiality and integrity of the system.
Remediation
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
Optional official sources

National CERT insights
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Choose official national sources for this report. Each advisory shows its original language. Your selection is remembered on this device and included in shared links.

Official European source

ENISA European Vulnerability Database

Official EUVD identifiers, advisory evidence and known-exploited context. Missing fields are not treated as evidence of low risk.

1 current
ENISA EUVD identifier

EUVD-2025-210692

No EUVD known-exploited evidence

ENISA has published the identifier mapping but no EUVD description has been stored yet.

EUVD state
Present in the current official mapping
Known exploitation
Not present in the current ENISA EUVD known-exploited dataset. This is not proof of no exploitation.
ENISA score
Not supplied in the stored EUVD record
Advisory evidence
No linked advisory details stored yet
Recommended actionPatch only the product branches with a verified fix

Medium technical severity with no CISA KEV confirmation; remediate through the normal risk-based patch cycle unless local exposure raises the priority. Verified remediation exists for at least one product or source, but 4 structured product or package states remain unresolved. Apply remediation only to the exact product branch confirmed by its source.

Fix availability varies by product
01

What, why and how

Improper handling of values for some Intel(R) Processors within Ring 0: Kernel, Hypervisor and Bare Metal OS may allow an escalation of privilege. Authorized adversary with a privileged user combined with a high complexity attack may enable escalation of privilege. This result may potentially occur via local access when attack requirements are present with special internal knowledge and require no user interaction. The potential vulnerability may impact the confidentiality (low), integrity (low) and availability (none) of the vulnerable system, resulting in subsequent system confidentiality (high), integrity (high) and availability (none) impacts.

What

Improper handling of values for some Intel(R) Processors within Ring 0: Kernel, Hypervisor and Bare Metal OS may allow an escalation of privilege. Authorized adversary with a privileged user combined with a high complexity attack may enable escalation of privilege. This result may potentially occur via local access when attack requirements are present with special internal knowledge and require no user interaction. The potential vulnerability may impact the confidentiality (low), integrity (low) and availability (none) of the vulnerable system, resulting in subsequent system confidentiality (high), integrity (high) and availability (none) impacts.

Why

The product does not properly handle when the expected number of values for parameters, fields, or arguments is not provided in input, or if those values are undefined.

How

An attacker operating through local access may attempt exploitation with elevated privileges. If successful, the issue may cause the confidentiality, integrity or availability impact described by the vendor.

What

Improper handling of values for some Intel(R) Processors within Ring 0: Kernel, Hypervisor and Bare Metal OS may allow an escalation of privilege. Authorized adversary with a privileged user combined with a high complexity attack may enable escalation of privilege. This result may potentially occur via local access when attack requirements are present with special internal knowledge and require no user interaction. The potential vulnerability may impact the confidentiality (low), integrity (low) and availability (none) of the vulnerable system, resulting in subsequent system confidentiality (high), integrity (high) and availability (none) impacts.

Why

The product does not properly handle when the expected number of values for parameters, fields, or arguments is not provided in input, or if those values are undefined.

How

An attacker operating through local access may attempt exploitation with elevated privileges. If successful, the issue may cause the confidentiality, integrity or availability impact described by the vendor.

02

Exploit reality and attack path

CVSS severity, EPSS forecast probability, public exploit material and CISA-confirmed exploitation are separate signals.

Observed exploitation
?Confirmed exploitation and public exploit material are separate signals. Attacks can occur without public proof-of-concept or exploit code.
No confirmed evidence

No CISA KEV match was present at the last successful refresh. This means no confirmation from that source, not proof of no exploitation.

Public PoC / exploit material
?Confirmed exploitation and public exploit material are separate signals. Attacks can occur without public proof-of-concept or exploit code.
None recorded

No exploit-tagged reference or CISA SSVC proof-of-concept state is currently recorded. Research may still exist outside the structured feeds.

Likely attack path
local access → Improper Handling of Values → cause the confidentiality, integrity or availability impact described by the vendor
Attack surface
Local
Privileges required
High: elevated access is required
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
High: exploitation depends on specific conditions
Security boundary
Not a CVSS 4.0 base metric
Weakness
?CWE means Common Weakness Enumeration: a standard category for the underlying weakness.
CWE-229 ↗

CWE-229: Improper Handling of Values. The product does not properly handle when the expected number of values for parameters, fields, or arguments is not provided in input, or if those values are undefined.

CVSS vector
?CVSS means Common Vulnerability Scoring System. The vector records the metric values used to calculate technical severity.
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:N

Common Vulnerability Scoring System 4.0: the compact vector below is decoded into plain language.

AVLocalAttack vector: The attacker needs local access to the vulnerable system.ACHighAttack complexity: Successful exploitation depends on specific conditions outside the attacker's direct control.ATPresentAttack requirements: A particular deployment or execution condition must be present.PRHighPrivileges required: The attacker needs elevated or administrative privileges.UINoneUser interaction: No action by another user is required.VCLowVulnerable-system confidentiality: A successful attack can cause a limited loss.VILowVulnerable-system integrity: A successful attack can cause a limited loss.VANoneVulnerable-system availability: No direct loss is represented by this metric.SCHighSubsequent-system confidentiality: A successful attack can cause a major loss.SIHighSubsequent-system integrity: A successful attack can cause a major loss.SANoneSubsequent-system availability: No direct loss is represented by this metric.
Post-exploitation / living off the land
The issue can support a local privilege or sandbox boundary transition; normal system utilities may then be available in the gained context.
CWE-229
A

Official authority intelligence

Only matched European and national findings are included. Language selectors and unavailable sources are omitted.

03

Patch and workaround

Operational remediation based on structured source evidence.

Status
?Patch availability is based on structured fixed-version fields and authoritative update references. If no fix is verified, check the vendor advisory before making a change.
Fix availability varies by product
Affected
Fixed
Action
Use the product-specific evidence above. Patch only products with a verified fixed release, and keep every affected or under-investigation state without a matching fix in the remediation queue.
Workaround
No verified workaround is recorded. Limit untrusted access and use least privilege until authoritative guidance is available.
04

Evidence and provenance

Published 11 Aug 2026 · Last source change 12 Aug 2026, 18:47 UTC · CWE-229 · Improper Handling of Values

CVE recordCVE.org · 5.2
CVSS sourceCNA
EPSS source
?The date BlackTree first stored a score for this CVE from the daily FIRST EPSS feed.
FIRST · tracked since 2026-08-14
European sourceENISA EUVD · EUVD-2025-210692
Product sourceVendor CSAF · Red Hat Product Security
Remediation sourceVendor CSAF · Red Hat Product Security
CWE sourceCNA
NVD statusNVD awaiting enrichment

Missing structured fields: affected product. Missing data is not evidence of low risk; review the primary advisory.

Material change intelligence

What changed after publication

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  1. Affected versionsThe structured affected or fixed version information changed.
    Before
    Intel(R) Processors: See references · Fixed: No fixed version is explicitly recorded in the structured CVE data.
    After
    Intel(R) Processors: See references · Fixed: For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
    Red Hat Product Security ↗
  2. Affected versionsThe structured affected or fixed version information changed.
    Before
    See references · Fixed: No fixed version is explicitly recorded in the structured CVE data.
    After
    See references · Fixed: For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
    Red Hat Product Security ↗
  3. Remediation statusRemediation status changed from Awaiting fix to Patch available.
    Before
    Awaiting fix
    After
    Patch available
    Red Hat Product Security ↗
  4. Affected versionsThe structured affected or fixed version information changed.
    Before
    openshift-sandboxed-containers/osc-podvm-payload-rhel9 as a component of Confidential Compute Attestation; kernel as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6; kernel-abi-whitelists as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6; kernel-bootwrapper as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6; kernel-debug as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6; kernel-debug-devel as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6; kernel-devel as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6; kernel-doc as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6; kernel-firmware as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6; kernel-headers as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6; kernel-kdump as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6; kernel-kdump-devel as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6; kernel.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6; perf as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6; python-perf as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6; bpftool as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7; kernel as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7; kernel-abi-whitelists as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7; kernel-bootwrapper as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7; kernel-debug as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7; kernel-debug-devel as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7; kernel-devel as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7; kernel-doc as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7; kernel-headers as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7; kernel-kdump as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7; kernel-kdump-devel as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7; kernel-rt as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7; kernel-rt-debug as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7; kernel-rt-debug-devel as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7; kernel-rt-debug-kvm as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7; and 142 more · Fixed: microcode_ctl-4:20260812-0.el10_2.noarch as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 10); microcode_ctl-4:20260812-0.el10_2.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 10); microcode_ctl-4:20260812-1.el8_10.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8); microcode_ctl-4:20260812-1.el8_10.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8)
    After
    openshift-sandboxed-containers/osc-podvm-payload-rhel9 as a component of Confidential Compute Attestation; kernel as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6; kernel-abi-whitelists as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6; kernel-bootwrapper as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6; kernel-debug as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6; kernel-debug-devel as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6; kernel-devel as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6; kernel-doc as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6; kernel-firmware as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6; kernel-headers as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6; kernel-kdump as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6; kernel-kdump-devel as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6; kernel.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6; perf as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6; python-perf as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6; bpftool as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7; kernel as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7; kernel-abi-whitelists as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7; kernel-bootwrapper as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7; kernel-debug as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7; kernel-debug-devel as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7; kernel-devel as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7; kernel-doc as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7; kernel-headers as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7; kernel-kdump as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7; kernel-kdump-devel as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7; kernel-rt as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7; kernel-rt-debug as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7; kernel-rt-debug-devel as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7; kernel-rt-debug-kvm as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7; and 140 more · Fixed: microcode_ctl-4:20260812-0.el10_2.noarch as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 10); microcode_ctl-4:20260812-0.el10_2.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 10); microcode_ctl-4:20260812-1.el8_10.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8); microcode_ctl-4:20260812-1.el8_10.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8); microcode_ctl-4:20260210-1.20260812.1.el9_8.noarch as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 9); microcode_ctl-4:20260210-1.20260812.1.el9_8.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 9)
    Red Hat Product Security ↗
  5. Affected versionsThe structured affected or fixed version information changed.
    Before
    openshift-sandboxed-containers/osc-podvm-payload-rhel9 as a component of Confidential Compute Attestation; kernel as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; kernel-64k as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; kernel-64k-core as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; kernel-64k-debug as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; kernel-64k-debug-core as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; kernel-64k-debug-devel as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; kernel-64k-debug-devel-matched as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; kernel-64k-debug-modules as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; kernel-64k-debug-modules-core as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; kernel-64k-debug-modules-extra as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; kernel-64k-devel as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; kernel-64k-devel-matched as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; kernel-64k-modules as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; kernel-64k-modules-core as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; kernel-64k-modules-extra as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; kernel-abi-stablelists as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; kernel-core as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; kernel-debug as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; kernel-debug-core as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; kernel-debug-devel as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; kernel-debug-devel-matched as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; kernel-debug-modules as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; kernel-debug-modules-core as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; kernel-debug-modules-extra as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; kernel-debug-uki-virt as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; kernel-devel as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; kernel-devel-matched as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; kernel-doc as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; kernel-modules as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; and 218 more · Fixed: microcode_ctl-4:20260812-1.el8_10.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8); microcode_ctl-4:20260812-1.el8_10.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8)
    After
    openshift-sandboxed-containers/osc-podvm-payload-rhel9 as a component of Confidential Compute Attestation; kernel as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6; kernel-abi-whitelists as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6; kernel-bootwrapper as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6; kernel-debug as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6; kernel-debug-devel as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6; kernel-devel as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6; kernel-doc as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6; kernel-firmware as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6; kernel-headers as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6; kernel-kdump as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6; kernel-kdump-devel as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6; kernel.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6; perf as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6; python-perf as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6; bpftool as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7; kernel as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7; kernel-abi-whitelists as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7; kernel-bootwrapper as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7; kernel-debug as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7; kernel-debug-devel as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7; kernel-devel as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7; kernel-doc as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7; kernel-headers as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7; kernel-kdump as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7; kernel-kdump-devel as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7; kernel-rt as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7; kernel-rt-debug as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7; kernel-rt-debug-devel as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7; kernel-rt-debug-kvm as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7; and 142 more · Fixed: microcode_ctl-4:20260812-0.el10_2.noarch as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 10); microcode_ctl-4:20260812-0.el10_2.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 10); microcode_ctl-4:20260812-1.el8_10.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8); microcode_ctl-4:20260812-1.el8_10.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8)
    Red Hat Product Security ↗
  6. Vendor guidanceAuthoritative vendor guidance changed from remediation: access.redhat.com/CVE-2025-35973 to remediation: access.redhat.com/CVE-2025-35973.
    Before
    remediation: access.redhat.com/CVE-2025-35973
    After
    remediation: access.redhat.com/CVE-2025-35973
    Red Hat Product Security ↗
  7. Remediation statusRemediation status changed from Mitigation available to Patch available.
    Before
    Mitigation available
    After
    Patch available
    Red Hat Product Security ↗
  8. Affected versionsThe structured affected or fixed version information changed.
    Before
    openshift-sandboxed-containers/osc-podvm-payload-rhel9 as a component of Confidential Compute Attestation; kernel as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; kernel-64k as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; kernel-64k-core as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; kernel-64k-debug as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; kernel-64k-debug-core as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; kernel-64k-debug-devel as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; kernel-64k-debug-devel-matched as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; kernel-64k-debug-modules as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; kernel-64k-debug-modules-core as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; kernel-64k-debug-modules-extra as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; kernel-64k-devel as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; kernel-64k-devel-matched as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; kernel-64k-modules as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; kernel-64k-modules-core as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; kernel-64k-modules-extra as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; kernel-abi-stablelists as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; kernel-core as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; kernel-debug as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; kernel-debug-core as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; kernel-debug-devel as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; kernel-debug-devel-matched as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; kernel-debug-modules as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; kernel-debug-modules-core as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; kernel-debug-modules-extra as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; kernel-debug-uki-virt as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; kernel-devel as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; kernel-devel-matched as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; kernel-doc as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; kernel-modules as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; and 250 more
    After
    openshift-sandboxed-containers/osc-podvm-payload-rhel9 as a component of Confidential Compute Attestation; kernel as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; kernel-64k as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; kernel-64k-core as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; kernel-64k-debug as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; kernel-64k-debug-core as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; kernel-64k-debug-devel as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; kernel-64k-debug-devel-matched as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; kernel-64k-debug-modules as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; kernel-64k-debug-modules-core as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; kernel-64k-debug-modules-extra as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; kernel-64k-devel as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; kernel-64k-devel-matched as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; kernel-64k-modules as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; kernel-64k-modules-core as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; kernel-64k-modules-extra as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; kernel-abi-stablelists as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; kernel-core as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; kernel-debug as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; kernel-debug-core as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; kernel-debug-devel as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; kernel-debug-devel-matched as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; kernel-debug-modules as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; kernel-debug-modules-core as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; kernel-debug-modules-extra as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; kernel-debug-uki-virt as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; kernel-devel as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; kernel-devel-matched as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; kernel-doc as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; kernel-modules as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; and 218 more · Fixed: microcode_ctl-4:20260812-1.el8_10.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8); microcode_ctl-4:20260812-1.el8_10.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8)
    Red Hat Product Security ↗
  9. Affected versionsThe structured affected or fixed version information changed.
    Before
    openshift-sandboxed-containers/osc-podvm-payload-rhel9 as a component of Confidential Compute Attestation; kernel as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; kernel-64k as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; kernel-64k-core as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; kernel-64k-debug as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; kernel-64k-debug-core as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; kernel-64k-debug-devel as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; kernel-64k-debug-devel-matched as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; kernel-64k-debug-modules as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; kernel-64k-debug-modules-core as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; kernel-64k-debug-modules-extra as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; kernel-64k-devel as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; kernel-64k-devel-matched as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; kernel-64k-modules as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; kernel-64k-modules-core as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; kernel-64k-modules-extra as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; kernel-abi-stablelists as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; kernel-core as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; kernel-debug as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; kernel-debug-core as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; kernel-debug-devel as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; kernel-debug-devel-matched as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; kernel-debug-modules as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; kernel-debug-modules-core as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; kernel-debug-modules-extra as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; kernel-debug-uki-virt as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; kernel-devel as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; kernel-devel-matched as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; kernel-doc as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; kernel-modules as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; and 249 more
    After
    openshift-sandboxed-containers/osc-podvm-payload-rhel9 as a component of Confidential Compute Attestation; kernel as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; kernel-64k as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; kernel-64k-core as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; kernel-64k-debug as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; kernel-64k-debug-core as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; kernel-64k-debug-devel as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; kernel-64k-debug-devel-matched as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; kernel-64k-debug-modules as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; kernel-64k-debug-modules-core as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; kernel-64k-debug-modules-extra as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; kernel-64k-devel as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; kernel-64k-devel-matched as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; kernel-64k-modules as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; kernel-64k-modules-core as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; kernel-64k-modules-extra as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; kernel-abi-stablelists as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; kernel-core as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; kernel-debug as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; kernel-debug-core as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; kernel-debug-devel as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; kernel-debug-devel-matched as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; kernel-debug-modules as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; kernel-debug-modules-core as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; kernel-debug-modules-extra as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; kernel-debug-uki-virt as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; kernel-devel as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; kernel-devel-matched as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; kernel-doc as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; kernel-modules as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; and 250 more
    Red Hat Product Security ↗
  10. Affected versionsThe structured affected or fixed version information changed.
    Before
    Intel(R) Processors: See references · Fixed: For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
    After
    Intel(R) Processors: See references · Fixed: No fixed version is explicitly recorded in the structured CVE data.
    CNA ↗
  11. Vendor guidanceAuthoritative vendor guidance changed: removed remediation: access.redhat.com/CVE-2025-35973.
    Before
    remediation: access.redhat.com/CVE-2025-35973
    After
    no authoritative guidance recorded
    CNA ↗
  12. Affected versionsThe structured affected or fixed version information changed.
    Before
    See references · Fixed: For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
    After
    Intel(R) Processors: See references · Fixed: No fixed version is explicitly recorded in the structured CVE data.
    CNA ↗
  13. Remediation statusRemediation status changed from Patch available to Awaiting fix.
    Before
    Patch available
    After
    Awaiting fix
    CNA ↗
Material fields only · duplicate refreshes suppressed · history retained for the configured operational retention period
CVE published
Fixed release recorded from official guidance
Fixed release recorded from official guidance
ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2025-210692↗Red Hat Product Security security advisory↗CVE authority or vendor reference↗Official CVE record (CNA and ADP data)↗NVD record↗
Technical terms and abbreviations used in this report
CVE
Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures: the public identifier for one disclosed vulnerability.
CVSS
Common Vulnerability Scoring System: a technical severity framework; it is not patching priority by itself.
EPSS
Exploit Prediction Scoring System: FIRST's estimate of the probability that exploitation activity will be observed in the next 30 days; it is a forecast, not confirmation.
CWE
Common Weakness Enumeration: the standard category describing the underlying software or hardware weakness.
CNA
CVE Numbering Authority: an organisation authorised to assign and publish CVE records.
CISA ADP
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Authorized Data Publisher: structured enrichment added to a CVE record.
NVD
National Vulnerability Database: NIST's enrichment service for CVE records.
CERT / CSIRT
A computer security incident response team that publishes warnings or coordinates incident response.
PoC
Proof of concept: public material that demonstrates or helps reproduce exploitation.
CSAF
Common Security Advisory Framework: a machine-readable format for security advisories.
LoTL
Living off the land: abuse of legitimate tools or system functions during an attack.
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