CVE-2025-29952
Improper Initialization within the AMD Secure Encrypted Virtualization (SEV) firmware can allow...
Improper Initialization within the AMD Secure Encrypted Virtualization (SEV) firmware can allow an admin privileged attacker to corrupt RMP covered memory, potentially resulting in loss of guest memory integrity
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Improper Initialization within the AMD Secure Encrypted Virtualization (SEV) firmware can allow an admin privileged attacker to corrupt RMP covered memory, potentially resulting in loss of guest memory integrity
- Record
CVE-2025-29952- CVSS 4.0
- 5.9 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:H/SA:N - Weakness
- CWE-457
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2025-207139
Improper Initialization within the AMD Secure Encrypted Virtualization (SEV) firmware can allow an admin privileged attacker to corrupt RMP covered memory, potentially resulting in loss of guest memory integrity
- Record
EUVD-2025-207139- CVSS 4.0
- 5.9 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:H/SA:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-36p6-h78p-cx2w
Improper Initialization within the AMD Secure Encrypted Virtualization (SEV) firmware can allow...
Improper Initialization within the AMD Secure Encrypted Virtualization (SEV) firmware can allow an admin privileged attacker to corrupt RMP covered memory, potentially resulting in loss of guest memory integrity
- Record
GHSA-36p6-h78p-cx2w- CVSS 4.0
- 5.9 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:H/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - Weakness
- CWE-457
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Improper Initialization within the AMD Secure Encrypted Virtualization (SEV) firmware can allow an admin privileged attacker to corrupt RMP covered memory, potentially resulting in loss of guest memory integrity
- Record
CVE-2025-29952- CVSS 4.0
- 5.9 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:H/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - Weakness
- CWE-457
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2025-29952
Improper Initialization within the AMD Secure Encrypted Virtualization (SEV) firmware can allow an admin privileged attacker to corrupt RMP covered memory, potentially resulting in loss of guest memory integrity
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2025-29952- CVSS 4.0
- 5.9 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:H/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - Updated
- 2026-11-07
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2025-29952
Improper Initialization within the AMD Secure Encrypted Virtualization (SEV) firmware can allow an admin privileged attacker to corrupt RMP covered memory, potentially resulting in loss of guest memory integrity
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2025-29952- CVSS 4.0
- 5.9 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:H/SA:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
amd64-microcodeDebian:12 |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.20120117-11.20120117-11.20120117-21.20120117-2~bpo60+11.20120910-1 Show 45 moreShow less1.20120910-1~bpo60+11.20120910-21.20120910-2~bpo60+11.20120910-31.20141028.11.20160316.12.20120910-12.20120910-1~bpo70+12.20131007.12.20131007.1+really20130710.12.20141028.12.20141028.1~bpo70+12.20160316.12.20160316.1~bpo70+12.20160316.1~deb8u13.20160316.13.20160316.23.20160316.33.20171205.13.20171205.23.20180515.13.20180524.13.20180524.1~bpo9+13.20181128.13.20181128.1~bpo9+13.20181128.1~deb8u13.20181128.1~deb9u13.20181128.1~deb9u23.20191021.13.20191218.13.20220411.13.20220411.23.20230414.13.20230719.13.20230719.1~deb10u13.20230719.1~deb11u13.20230719.1~deb12u13.20230808.13.20230808.1.13.20230808.1.1~deb11u13.20230808.1.1~deb12u13.20230823.13.20231019.13.20240116.23.20240116.2+nmu1 |
None known |
amd64-microcodeDebian:13 |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.20120117-11.20120117-11.20120117-21.20120117-2~bpo60+11.20120910-1 Show 45 moreShow less1.20120910-1~bpo60+11.20120910-21.20120910-2~bpo60+11.20120910-31.20141028.11.20160316.12.20120910-12.20120910-1~bpo70+12.20131007.12.20131007.1+really20130710.12.20141028.12.20141028.1~bpo70+12.20160316.12.20160316.1~bpo70+12.20160316.1~deb8u13.20160316.13.20160316.23.20160316.33.20171205.13.20171205.23.20180515.13.20180524.13.20180524.1~bpo9+13.20181128.13.20181128.1~bpo9+13.20181128.1~deb8u13.20181128.1~deb9u13.20181128.1~deb9u23.20191021.13.20191218.13.20220411.13.20220411.23.20230414.13.20230719.13.20230719.1~deb10u13.20230719.1~deb11u13.20230719.1~deb12u13.20230808.13.20230808.1.13.20230808.1.1~deb11u13.20230808.1.1~deb12u13.20230823.13.20231019.13.20240116.23.20240116.2+nmu1 |
None known |
amd64-microcodeDebian:14 |
before 3.20260923.1, plus listed versions 0.20120117-11.20120117-11.20120117-21.20120117-2~bpo60+11.20120910-1 Show 45 moreShow less1.20120910-1~bpo60+11.20120910-21.20120910-2~bpo60+11.20120910-31.20141028.11.20160316.12.20120910-12.20120910-1~bpo70+12.20131007.12.20131007.1+really20130710.12.20141028.12.20141028.1~bpo70+12.20160316.12.20160316.1~bpo70+12.20160316.1~deb8u13.20160316.13.20160316.23.20160316.33.20171205.13.20171205.23.20180515.13.20180524.13.20180524.1~bpo9+13.20181128.13.20181128.1~bpo9+13.20181128.1~deb8u13.20181128.1~deb9u13.20181128.1~deb9u23.20191021.13.20191218.13.20220411.13.20220411.23.20230414.13.20230719.13.20230719.1~deb10u13.20230719.1~deb11u13.20230719.1~deb12u13.20230808.13.20230808.1.13.20230808.1.1~deb11u13.20230808.1.1~deb12u13.20230823.13.20231019.13.20240116.23.20240116.2+nmu1 |
3.20260923.1 |
amd64-microcodeUbuntu:24.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 3.20230808.1.1ubuntu13.20231019.1ubuntu13.20231019.1ubuntu23.20231019.1ubuntu2.13.20250311.1ubuntu0.24.04.13.20251202.1ubuntu0.24.04.1 |
None known |
amd64-microcodeUbuntu:25.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 3.20240820.1ubuntu13.20250311.1ubuntu13.20250708.1ubuntu13.20251202.1ubuntu0.25.10.1 |
None known |
amd64-microcodeUbuntu:26.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 3.20251202.1ubuntu2 |
None known |
amd64-microcodeUbuntu:26.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 3.20250708.1ubuntu13.20250708.1ubuntu23.20251202.1ubuntu13.20251202.1ubuntu2 |
None known |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | OSV | |
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2025-29952 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.9) in Amd Epyc™ 9005 Series Processors, published February 10, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.17%, the 6th percentile. Fixed in amd64-microcode 3.20260923.1.
References
Left out here: 35 versions. The JSON record has them.