{"id":79345,"date":"2025-09-29T05:48:22","date_gmt":"2025-09-29T05:48:22","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-10-02T15:12:26","modified_gmt":"2025-10-02T21:12:26","slug":"cve-2025-25273-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-in-intel-s-linux-kernel-mode-driver","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-25273-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-in-intel-s-linux-kernel-mode-driver\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-25273: Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in Intel&#8217;s Linux Kernel-Mode Driver<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The cybersecurity community is currently faced with a significant vulnerability, identified as CVE-2025-25273, that has been discovered in the Linux kernel-mode driver for some Intel(R) 700 Series Ethernet. This vulnerability affects a wide range of systems running the aforementioned driver versions prior to 2.28.5.<br \/>\nThe reason this vulnerability is of particular concern is because it allows an authenticated user to potentially <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-57052-cjson-out-of-bounds-access-vulnerability-and-mitigation\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"86822\">escalate their privileges<\/a> through local access. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-26210-deepseek-xss-vulnerability-allows-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"86688\">potential consequences of successful exploitation include system<\/a> compromise and data leakage, posing a serious threat to data integrity and system security.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-25273<br \/>\nSeverity: High (7.8 CVSS Score)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Local<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: Low<br \/>\nUser Interaction: Required<br \/>\nImpact: Potential <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=\"87184\">system compromise or data<\/a> leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-734029095\" 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 | Before version 2.28.5<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Insufficient control flow management within the Linux kernel-mode driver for some Intel(R) 700 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-56752-critical-authentication-bypass-vulnerability-in-ruijie-rg-es-series-switch-firmware\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"87809\">Series Ethernet is the root cause of this vulnerability<\/a>. An authenticated user with local access can manipulate the control flow of the driver, enabling them to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-48543-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-in-android-s-chrome-sandbox\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"86915\">escalate their privileges<\/a> within the system. This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-48534-an-escalation-of-privilege-vulnerability-in-getdefaultcbrpackagename-of-cellbroadcasthandler-java\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"87036\">escalation of privilege<\/a> could allow the user to gain greater access rights, which could be used maliciously to compromise the system or leak data.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-431566889\" 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>Here&#8217;s a conceptual example of how this vulnerability might be exploited. Please note that this is a hypothetical example, not a working exploit code:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\"># Gain initial low-privilege shell access\n$ ssh low_priv_user@target_system\n# Use a local exploit to manipulate the control flow of the driver\n$ echo &#039;malicious_code&#039; &gt; \/dev\/intel_700_eth_driver\n# Verify escalated privileges\n$ id<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>This conceptual example demonstrates how an attacker might gain initial low-privilege access to a target system, then manipulate the control flow of the driver to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-36899-unchecked-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-due-to-debugging-code-in-production-build\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"87078\">escalate their privileges<\/a>.<br \/>\nIn mitigation of this vulnerability, it is recommended to apply the vendor patch as soon as it is available. As a temporary mitigation, using a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) can help detect and prevent exploitation attempts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview The cybersecurity community is currently faced with a significant vulnerability, identified as CVE-2025-25273, that has been discovered in the Linux kernel-mode driver for some Intel(R) 700 Series Ethernet. This vulnerability affects a wide range of systems running the aforementioned driver versions prior to 2.28.5. 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