CVE-2025-29940
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CVE-2025-29940 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 5.9/10 on the CVSS scale. Unverified ownership in Secure Encrypted Virtualization (SEV) firmware could allow a privileged attacker with access to a malicious hypervisor to overwrite guest memory if segmented Reverse Map Table (RMP) is enabled potentially resulting in loss of guest data integrity..
Description
Unverified ownership in Secure Encrypted Virtualization (SEV) firmware could allow a privileged attacker with access to a malicious hypervisor to overwrite guest memory if segmented Reverse Map Table (RMP) is enabled potentially resulting in loss of guest data integrity.
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Affected Software
Source: CNA advisory (CVE.org). NVD analysis pending.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| AMD | AMD EPYC™ 9005 Series Processors | All versions |
| AMD | AMD EPYC™ Embedded 9005 Series Processors | All versions |
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