CVE-2025-54518

Improper isolation of shared resources within the CPU operation cache on Zen 2-based products could allow an attacker to corrupt instructions executed at a different privilege level, potentially resulting in privilege escalation.

CVSS v3 7.0 HIGH

7.0^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.0 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity HIGH

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://www.amd.com/en/resources/product-security/bulletin/AMD-SB-7052.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/05/12/15
http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-490.html
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:50978
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:50979
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:53329
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:53989
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:53990
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:54769
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:55444
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:56573
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:57402
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:57457
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:57543
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:59091
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:59831
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:60019
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:62549
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-54518
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2477784
https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2025/cve-2025-54518.json

Configurations

No configuration.

History

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Information

Published : 2026-05-15 05:16

Updated : 2026-09-10 13:16

NVD link : CVE-2025-54518

Mitre link : CVE-2025-54518

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-54518

JSON object : View

Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-1189

Improper Isolation of Shared Resources on System-on-a-Chip (SoC)

CWE-1220

Insufficient Granularity of Access Control

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