Back Linuxsecurity Ubuntu 25.10 Intel Microcode Important Privilege Escalation USN-8068
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 25.10 - Ubuntu 24.04 LTS - Ubuntu 22.04 LTS - Ubuntu 20.04 LTS - Ubuntu 18.04 LTS - Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Summary: The system could be made to run programs as an administrator. Software Description: - intel-microcode: Processor microcode for Intel CPUs Details: Sergiu Ghetie discovered that some Intel� processors did not properly handle values in the microcode flow. A local authenticated user could potentially use this issue to escalate their privileges.
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 25.10 - Ubuntu 24.04 LTS - Ubuntu 22.04 LTS - Ubuntu 20.04 LTS - Ubuntu 18.04 LTS - Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Summary: The system could be made to run programs as an administrator. Software Description: - intel-microcode: Processor microcode for Intel CPUs Details: Sergiu Ghetie discovered that some Intel� processors did not properly handle values in the microcode flow. A local authenticated user could potentially use this issue to escalate their privileges.
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 25.10 intel-microcode 3.20260210.0ubuntu0.25.10.1 Ubuntu 24.04 LTS intel-microcode 3.20260210.0ubuntu0.24.04.1 Ubuntu 22.04 LTS intel-microcode 3.20260210.0ubuntu0.22.04.1 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS intel-microcode 3.20260210.0ubuntu0.20.04.1+esm1 Available with Ubuntu Pro Ubuntu 18.04 LTS intel-microcode 3.20260210.0ubuntu0.18.04.1+esm1 Available with Ubuntu Pro Ubuntu 16.04 LTS intel-microcode 3.20260210.0ubuntu0.16.04.1+esm1 Available with Ubuntu Pro After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make all the necessary changes.
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 25.10 intel-microcode 3.20260210.0ubuntu0.25.10.1 Ubuntu 24.04 LTS intel-microcode 3.20260210.0ubuntu0.24.04.1 Ubuntu 22.04 LTS intel-microcode 3.20260210.0ubuntu0.22.04.1 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS intel-microcode 3.20260210.0ubuntu0.20.04.1+esm1 Available with Ubuntu Pro Ubuntu 18.04 LTS intel-microcode 3.20260210.0ubuntu0.18.04.1+esm1 Available with Ubuntu Pro Ubuntu 16.04 LTS intel-microcode 3.20260210.0ubuntu0.16.04.1+esm1 Available with Ubuntu Pro After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make all the necessary changes.
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