CVE-2025-0038: AMD Kria(TM) SOM · - Improper Validation of Specified Quantity in Input
Affects AMD Kria(TM) SOMSource CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 6.6 Medium.
Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 10:12 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 2% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 6 Oct 2025
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.
What to do
AI-suggested
Organizations should monitor AMD’s advisories closely and apply firmware updates or patches as soon as they become available. Until patches are released, restrict local access to devices running the vulnerable PMU firmware to trusted personnel only, employing strict physical and logical access controls. Implement runtime service access restrictions and audit logs to detect unauthorized attempts to invoke CSU runtime services. Employ hardware security modules or trusted execution environments where possible to isolate critical firmware operations. Conduct thorough security assessments of embedded systems incorporating AMD Kria SOM to identify potential attack vectors. Additionally, consider network segmentation to limit lateral movement from compromised local devices. Finally, maintain an incident response plan tailored to embedded device compromises to quickly contain and remediate any exploitation attempts.
Description
In AMD Zynq UltraScale+ devices, the lack of address validation when executing CSU runtime services through the PMU Firmware can allow access to isolated or protected memory spaces resulting in the loss of integrity and confidentiality.