AMD EPYC 9005 Processors/EPYC Embedded 9005 Processors overlap between protected memory ranges

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in AMD EPYC 9005 Processors and EPYC Embedded 9005 Processors and classified as problematic. Impacted is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to improper handling of overlap between protected memory ranges. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2025-0012. The attack must be carried out locally. There is no available exploit. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in AMD EPYC 9005 Processors and EPYC Embedded 9005 Processors (the affected version unknown). It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper handling of overlap between protected memory ranges vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-1260. The product allows address regions to overlap, which can result in the bypassing of intended memory protection. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Improper handling of overlap between the segmented reverse map table (RMP) and system management mode (SMM) memory could allow a privileged attacker corrupt or partially infer SMM memory resulting in loss of integrity or confidentiality.

It is possible to read the advisory at amd.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-0012 since 10/10/2024. The exploitation is known to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. Additional levels of successful authentication are necessary for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 300489 (Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2025-0012), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (300489). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Improper handling of overlap between protected memory ranges
CWE: CWE-1260 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Nessus ID: 300489
Nessus Name: Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2025-0012

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

10/10/2024 CVE reserved
02/11/2026 +489 days Advisory disclosed
02/11/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
03/05/2026 +22 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: amd.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-0012 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-0012
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-345383

Entryinfo

Created: 02/11/2026 04:58
Updated: 03/05/2026 15:43
Changes: 02/11/2026 04:58 (63), 03/05/2026 15:43 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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