Intel took a page from Microsoft's book and published a bevy of software updates for some of its commonly used software on Tuesday. The update pack is large and contains a few noteworthy privilege escalation vulnerabilities. Additionally, there are a few microcode updates for minor issues with contemporary Intel chips, for which the company already posted Linux patches.
The biggest-ticket item is probably the UEFI Server Firmware exploit and denial-of-service, or CVE-2025-30185, rated 8.3 out of 10. Although Intel's description is vague, the company says that a "privileged user" can change data, granting themselves access to the UEFI in ring-0 and in turn, the entire machine.
