Ubuntu: Intel Microcode Critical Escalation Threat USN-7866-1

A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 25.10 - Ubuntu 25.04 - Ubuntu 24.04 LTS - Ubuntu 22.04 LTS - Ubuntu 20.04 LTS - Ubuntu 18.04 LTS - Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Summary: Several security issues were fixed in Intel Microcode. Software Description: - intel-microcode: Processor microcode for Intel CPUs Details: Barak Gross discovered that some Intel® Xeon® processors with SGX enabled did not properly handle buffer restrictions. A local authenticated user could potentially use this issue to escalate their privileges. (CVE-2025-20053) Avinash Maddy discovered that some Intel® processors did not properly isolate or compartmentalize the stream cache mechanisms. A local authenticated user could potentially use this issue to escalate their privileges. (CVE-2025-20109) Joseph Nuzman discovered that some Intel® Xeon® processors did not properly manage references to active allocate resources. A local authenticated user could potentially use this ...