ubuntu-cve-2025-48514
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2026-02-10 20:16
Modified
2026-06-25 17:11
Summary
Details

Insufficient Granularity of Access Control in SEV firmware can allow a privileged attacker to create a SEV-ES Guest to attack SNP guest, potentially resulting in a loss of confidentiality.

Severity
4.0 (Medium)
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:N/SA:N
N/A (UNKNOWN)
medium
References
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  "details": "Insufficient Granularity of Access Control in SEV firmware can allow a privileged attacker to create a SEV-ES Guest to attack SNP guest, potentially resulting in a loss of confidentiality.",
  "id": "UBUNTU-CVE-2025-48514",
  "modified": "2026-06-25T17:11:01Z",
  "published": "2026-02-10T20:16:00Z",
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      "type": "Ubuntu"
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  ]
}



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