{"id":79344,"date":"2025-09-29T04:47:54","date_gmt":"2025-09-29T04:47:54","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-11-01T05:38:02","modified_gmt":"2025-11-01T11:38:02","slug":"cve-2025-24486-escalation-of-privilege-vulnerability-in-intel-700-series-ethernet-linux-kernel-mode-driver","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-24486-escalation-of-privilege-vulnerability-in-intel-700-series-ethernet-linux-kernel-mode-driver\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-24486: Escalation of Privilege Vulnerability in Intel 700 Series Ethernet Linux Kernel-Mode Driver<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The cybersecurity world has been alerted to the presence of a new Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) labeled CVE-2025-24486. This vulnerability, found in Intel&#8217;s 700 Series Ethernet Linux kernel-mode driver, poses a significant threat to systems operating on the affected versions, specifically those prior to version 2.28.5. It is crucial to be aware of this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-1740-excessive-authentication-attempts-vulnerability-in-akinsoft-myrezzta\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"86724\">vulnerability because it can allow an authenticated<\/a> user local access to potentially enable escalation of privilege. This means that a once benign user could potentially gain unauthorized access to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-49401-critical-deserialization-of-untrusted-data-vulnerability-in-expresstech-systems-quiz-and-survey-master\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"87185\">system&#8217;s critical<\/a> components, leading to system compromise or data leakage.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-24486<br \/>\nSeverity: High (7.8 CVSS score)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Local Access<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: User Level<br \/>\nUser Interaction: None<br \/>\nImpact: Successful exploitation could <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-48539-critical-out-of-bounds-read-in-acl-arbiter-cc-leading-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"87348\">lead to system compromise and potential<\/a> data leakage.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-4110541010\" class=\"ameeb-content-2 ameeb-entity-placement\"><div style=\"border-left: 4px solid #555; padding-left: 20px; margin: 48px 0; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; color: #ffffff; line-height: 1.6; max-width: 700px;\">\r\n  <h2 style=\"margin-top: 0; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; display: flex; align-items: center;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"display: inline-flex; align-items: center; margin-right: 8px;\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Best-App-icon-Ameeba.png\" alt=\"Ameeba Chat Icon\" style=\"width: 40px; height: 40px;\" \/>\r\n    <\/a>\r\n    A new way to communicate\r\n  <\/h2>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 12px;\">\r\n    Ameeba Chat is built on encrypted identity, not personal profiles.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 16px;\">\r\n    Message, call, share files, and coordinate with identities kept separate.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <ul style=\"list-style: none; padding-left: 0; margin-bottom: 20px;\">\r\n    <li>\u2022 Encrypted identity<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Ameeba Chat authenticates access<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Aliases and categories<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 End-to-end encrypted chat, calls, and files<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Secure notes for sensitive information<\/li>\r\n  <\/ul>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"font-style: italic; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\r\n    Private communication, rethought.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\/download\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Download Ameeba Chat<\/a>\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ffffff; color: #ffffff; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Learn More<\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n<p>Product | Affected Versions<\/p>\n<p>Intel(R) 700 Series Ethernet <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-6297-exploitation-of-dpkg-deb-extraction-vulnerability\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"91992\">Linux<\/a> kernel-mode driver | Before 2.28.5<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The vulnerability originates from improper input validation within the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2024-36342-heap-overflow-vulnerability-in-gpu-driver-leading-to-potential-arbitrary-code-execution\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"87462\">Linux kernel-mode<\/a> driver of Intel&#8217;s 700 Series Ethernet. An <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-2417-authentication-bypass-vulnerability-in-akinsoft-e-mutabakat\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"87104\">authenticated user exploiting this vulnerability<\/a> could, through local access, manipulate or insert malicious inputs that the system fails to correctly validate. This could potentially allow the user to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-26210-deepseek-xss-vulnerability-allows-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"86642\">escalate their privilege<\/a> levels within the system, giving them access to sensitive system components or data.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-1976430787\" class=\"ameeb-content ameeb-entity-placement\"><div class=\"poptin-embedded\" data-id=\"f6b387694f681\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/div>\n<p>While the exact exploitation method is not disclosed to protect <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-10034-d-link-dir-825-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-leading-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"87486\">systems from potential<\/a> attackers, it might involve a user inputting a specially crafted command or code. A conceptual example could look like this:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">$ echo &quot;malicious_payload&quot; &gt; \/dev\/intel_eth0<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In the above pseudocode example, `intel_eth0` represents the vulnerable device, and `malicious_payload` is an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-54236-critical-improper-input-validation-vulnerability-in-adobe-commerce-leading-to-session-takeover\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"88833\">input that is not correctly validated<\/a> by the system, leading to undesired behavior or state.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mitigation Guidance<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To mitigate the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-52930-high-risk-memory-corruption-vulnerability-in-sail-image-decoding-library\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"90867\">risk posed by this vulnerability<\/a>, users are advised to update their Intel(R) 700 Series Ethernet Linux kernel-mode driver to version 2.28.5 or later. If immediate patching is not possible, adopting a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) can offer temporary protection. However, this should not replace the need for the recommended patch as these are only temporary solutions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview The cybersecurity world has been alerted to the presence of a new Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) labeled CVE-2025-24486. This vulnerability, found in Intel&#8217;s 700 Series Ethernet Linux kernel-mode driver, poses a significant threat to systems operating on the affected versions, specifically those prior to version 2.28.5. 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