CVE-2025-38560
CriticalCVSS 9.3Exploitation Probability (EPSS)
Low risk8th percentile - higher than 8% of all known CVEs
Summary
In the Linux kernel for x86/SEV-SNP, a cache coherency vulnerability requires manual cache line eviction during memory validation after a page state change to private. The mitigation involves touching the first and last byte of each 4K page.
Risk Assessment
An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to read cached data that should be protected by SNP, leading to leakage of confidential information.
Recommendation
Apply the latest Linux kernel patch that implements the mitigation (touching first and last byte of each 4K page) and verify that the COHERENCY_SFW_NO bit is set.
Original NVD description (English source)
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: x86/sev: Evict cache lines during SNP memory validation An SNP cache coherency vulnerability requires a cache line eviction mitigation when validating memory after a page state change to private. The specific mitigation is to touch the first and last byte of each 4K page that is being validated. There is no need to perform the mitigation when performing a page state change to shared and rescinding validation. CPUID bit Fn8000001F_EBX[31] defines the COHERENCY_SFW_NO CPUID bit that, when set, indicates that the software mitigation for this vulnerability is not needed. Implement the mitigation and invoke it when validating memory (making it private) and the COHERENCY_SFW_NO bit is not set, indicating the SNP guest is vulnerable.