CVE-2025-0038 — In AMD Zynq UltraScale+ devices, the lack of address validation when executing C

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.

01What is this vulnerability?

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.

02Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
AMD	Kria(TM) SOM	PMU Firmware version TBD
AMD	Zynq UltraScale+ MPSoCs	PMU Firmware version TBD
AMD	Zynq UltraScale+ RFSoCs	PMU Firmware version TBD

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

• Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
• Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
• Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

• Published: 2025-10-06T16:08:59.227Z
• Last modified: 2025-10-06T17:16:22.921Z

09References

• www.amd.com — https://www.amd.com/en/resources/product-security/bulletin/amd-sb-8008.html