AMD EPYC™ 9005 Series Processors: Incomplete Cleanup
CVE-2025-0032 is a high-severity incomplete cleanup vulnerability in AMD EPYC™ 9005 Series Processors from AMD, with a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.2 out of 10. It can be exploited with local access to the system by an attacker with administrator privileges, without any action from a user. There is no confirmed exploitation so far. EPSS estimates a 0.16% chance of exploitation within 30 days, which is low compared with other CVEs.
High severity with no evidence of exploitation so far.
What to do
- Check which version of AMD EPYC™ 9005 Series Processors you run against the affected versions below, and install the vendor's latest release.
Affected products and versions
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| AMD | AMD EPYC™ 9005 Series Processors | Not specified in the record | Not stated |
| AMD | AMD Ryzen™ AI 300 Series Processors | Not specified in the record | Not stated |
| AMD | AMD Ryzen™ 9000 Series Desktop Processors | Not specified in the record | Not stated |
| AMD | AMD Ryzen™ 9000HX Series Processors | Not specified in the record | Not stated |
| AMD | AMD Ryzen™ Al Max+ | Not specified in the record | Not stated |
| AMD | AMD Ryzen™ Threadripper™ 9000 series | Not specified in the record | Not stated |
| AMD | AMD EPYC™ Embedded 9000 Series Processors | Not specified in the record | Not stated |
Version data comes from the organisation that assigned the CVE. Confirm against the vendor advisory before deciding you are unaffected.
How the severity score breaks down
- Attack vector
- LocalThe attacker needs local access or must trick a user into running something.
- Attack complexity
- HighSuccess depends on conditions outside the attacker's control.
- Privileges required
- HighAdministrator-level access is required first.
- User interaction
- NoneNo action by a victim is required.
- Scope
- ChangedThe attack can reach beyond the vulnerable component into other systems.
- Confidentiality
- HighAll data handled by the component can be read.
- Integrity
- HighData or code can be modified at will.
- Availability
- NoneAvailability is not affected.
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N. Scored by CNA (amd.com).
Official description
Improper cleanup in AMD CPU microcode patch loading could allow an attacker with local administrator privilege to load malicious CPU microcode, potentially resulting in loss of integrity of x86 instruction execution.
Source: the CVE record as published by its numbering authority, via NVD and CVE.org.
The underlying weakness: Incomplete Cleanup
The product does not properly clean up and remove temporary or supporting resources after they have been used.
How developers prevent this class of flaw
- Temporary files and other supporting resources should be deleted/released immediately after they are no longer needed.
Timeline
- CVE record published.
- CISA published its SSVC assessment (exploitation: none, automatable: no, technical impact: total).
- Record last changed materially (score, affected products, status or references).
References
Other references
Other vulnerabilities in AMD EPYC™ 9005 Series Processors
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- 8.3 High severity
Recent Incomplete Cleanup vulnerabilities
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