🛡️ CVE-2025-54518 on Ubuntu — linux
Description
Improper isolation of shared resources within the CPU operation cache on Zen 2-based products could allow an attacker to corrupt instructions executed at a different privilege level, potentially resulting in privilege escalation.
Distribution advisory
This page covers CVE-2025-54518 as tracked by Ubuntu, for the package linux. The fix is available in version 7.0.0-28.28; earlier versions remain affected.
How this vulnerability can be exploited
This issue can be reached with local access to the system, attack complexity is high, an attacker needs low-level privileges on the target. No user interaction is required. Rated impact: confidentiality high, integrity high, availability high.
CVSS metrics in full
The score comes from this vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- Attack vector: Local — a local account, shell or session on the host is needed.
- Attack complexity: High — the attacker first has to win a race, learn a secret or otherwise prepare the target.
- Attack requirements: None — no deployment-specific condition has to hold.
- Privileges required: Low — an ordinary user account is enough.
- User interaction: None — nobody has to be tricked into anything.
- Confidentiality impact: High — total loss, or loss the attacker controls.
- Integrity impact: High — total loss, or loss the attacker controls.
- Availability impact: High — total loss, or loss the attacker controls.
Weakness class
UBUNTU-CVE-2025-54518 is classified as CWE-1189: Improper Isolation of Shared Resources on System-on-a-Chip (SoC). The System-On-a-Chip (SoC) does not properly isolate shared resources between trusted and untrusted agents.
Affected software
UBUNTU-CVE-2025-54518 is recorded against 162 packages.
- linux (fixed in 7.0.0-28.28)
- linux-allwinner-5.19
- linux-aws (fixed in 7.0.0-1009.9)
- linux-aws-5.0
- linux-aws-5.11
- linux-aws-5.13
- linux-aws-5.15 (fixed in 5.15.0-1112.119~20.04.1)
- linux-aws-5.19
- linux-aws-5.3
- linux-aws-5.4
- linux-aws-5.8
- linux-aws-6.14
- linux-aws-6.17
- linux-aws-6.2
- linux-aws-6.5
- linux-aws-6.8 (fixed in 6.8.0-1061.64~22.04.1)
- linux-aws-fips (fixed in 6.8.0-1061.64+fips1)
- linux-aws-hwe
- linux-azure (fixed in 7.0.0-1010.10)
- linux-azure-4.15
- linux-azure-5.11
- linux-azure-5.13
- linux-azure-5.15 (fixed in 5.15.0-1117.126~20.04.1)
- linux-azure-5.19
Show the remaining 138 packages
- linux-azure-5.3
- linux-azure-5.4
- linux-azure-5.8
- linux-azure-6.11
- linux-azure-6.14
- linux-azure-6.17
- linux-azure-6.2
- linux-azure-6.5
- linux-azure-6.8 (fixed in 6.8.0-1063.71~22.04.1)
- linux-azure-edge
- linux-azure-fde (fixed in 7.0.0-1009.9)
- linux-azure-fde-5.15 (fixed in 5.15.0-1117.126~20.04.2)
- linux-azure-fde-5.19
- linux-azure-fde-6.14
- linux-azure-fde-6.2
- linux-azure-fde-6.8 (fixed in 6.8.0-1062.69~22.04.1)
- linux-azure-fips (fixed in 6.8.0-1063.71+fips2)
- linux-azure-nvidia
- linux-azure-nvidia-6.14
- linux-bluefield
- linux-fips (fixed in 6.8.0-136.136+fips2)
- linux-gcp (fixed in 7.0.0-1008.8)
- linux-gcp-4.15
- linux-gcp-5.11
- linux-gcp-5.13
- linux-gcp-5.15
- linux-gcp-5.19
- linux-gcp-5.3
- linux-gcp-5.4
- linux-gcp-5.8
- linux-gcp-6.11
- linux-gcp-6.14
- linux-gcp-6.17
- linux-gcp-6.2
- linux-gcp-6.5
- linux-gcp-6.8 (fixed in 6.8.0-1064.72~22.04.1)
- linux-gcp-fips (fixed in 6.8.0-1064.72+fips1)
- linux-gke (fixed in 7.0.0-1003.4)
- linux-gke-4.15
- linux-gke-5.15
- linux-gke-5.4
- linux-gkeop (fixed in 6.8.0-1046.50)
- linux-gkeop-5.15
- linux-gkeop-5.4
- linux-hwe
- linux-hwe-5.11
- linux-hwe-5.13
- linux-hwe-5.15 (fixed in 5.15.0-186.196~20.04.1)
- linux-hwe-5.19
- linux-hwe-5.4
- linux-hwe-5.8
- linux-hwe-6.11
- linux-hwe-6.14
- linux-hwe-6.17
- linux-hwe-6.2
- linux-hwe-6.5
- linux-hwe-6.8 (fixed in 6.8.0-136.136~22.04.1)
- linux-hwe-7.0 (fixed in 7.0.0-28.28~24.04.1)
- linux-hwe-edge
- linux-ibm (fixed in 7.0.0-1010.10)
- linux-ibm-5.15 (fixed in 5.15.0-1106.110~20.04.1)
- linux-ibm-5.4
- linux-ibm-6.8 (fixed in 6.8.0-1061.62~22.04.1)
- linux-intel-5.13
- linux-intel-iot-realtime (fixed in 5.15.0-1104.106)
- linux-intel-iotg (fixed in 5.15.0-1107.113)
- linux-intel-iotg-5.15 (fixed in 5.15.0-1107.113~20.04.1)
- linux-iot
- linux-kvm (fixed in 5.15.0-1104.109)
- linux-lowlatency (fixed in 6.8.0-136.136.2)
- linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.15 (fixed in 5.15.0-184.194~20.04.1)
- linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19
- linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.11
- linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2
- linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5
- linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.8 (fixed in 6.8.0-136.136.2~22.04.1)
- linux-lts-xenial
- linux-nvidia
- linux-nvidia-6.11
- linux-nvidia-6.17
- linux-nvidia-6.2
- linux-nvidia-6.5
- linux-nvidia-6.8 (fixed in 6.8.0-1059.62~22.04.1)
- linux-nvidia-7.0
- linux-nvidia-bos
- linux-nvidia-lowlatency (fixed in 6.8.0-1059.62.1)
- linux-nvidia-tegra (fixed in 6.8.0-1030.31)
- linux-nvidia-tegra-5.15 (fixed in 5.15.0-1064.66~20.04.1)
- linux-nvidia-tegra-igx (fixed in 5.15.0-1053.53)
- linux-oem
- linux-oem-5.10
- linux-oem-5.13
- linux-oem-5.14
- linux-oem-5.17
- linux-oem-5.6
- linux-oem-6.0
- linux-oem-6.1
- linux-oem-6.11
- linux-oem-6.14
- linux-oem-6.17
- linux-oem-6.5
- linux-oem-6.8
- linux-oem-7.0 (fixed in 7.0.0-1009.9)
- linux-oracle (fixed in 7.0.0-1008.8)
- linux-oracle-5.0
- linux-oracle-5.11
- linux-oracle-5.13
- linux-oracle-5.15 (fixed in 5.15.0-1109.115~20.04.1)
- linux-oracle-5.3
- linux-oracle-5.4
- linux-oracle-5.8
- linux-oracle-6.14
- linux-oracle-6.17
- linux-oracle-6.5
- linux-oracle-6.8 (fixed in 6.8.0-1058.61~22.04.1)
- linux-raspi (fixed in 7.0.0-1015.15)
- linux-raspi-5.4
- linux-raspi-realtime
- linux-raspi2
- linux-realtime (fixed in 7.0.0-28.28.1)
- linux-realtime-6.14
- linux-realtime-6.17
- linux-realtime-6.8 (fixed in 6.8.1-1056.57~22.04.2)
- linux-riscv (fixed in 7.0.0-28.28.1)
- linux-riscv-5.11
- linux-riscv-5.15 (fixed in 5.15.0-1106.110~20.04.1)
- linux-riscv-5.19
- linux-riscv-5.8
- linux-riscv-6.14
- linux-riscv-6.17
- linux-riscv-6.5
- linux-riscv-6.8 (fixed in 6.8.0-136.136~22.04.3)
- linux-starfive-5.19
- linux-starfive-6.2
- linux-starfive-6.5
- linux-xilinx (fixed in 6.8.0-1033.34)
- linux-xilinx-zynqmp (fixed in 5.15.0-1075.79)
- xen
Timeline and source
Published on 15 May 2026 and last revised on 19 August 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.
References
ubuntu.com (Report)
www.cve.org (Report)
xenbits.xen.org (Report)
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Other advisories for this package
linux has other advisories on record. If you are patching this one, these are worth checking on the same host:
- DEBIAN-CVE-2022-4994 (published 30 Jul 2026)
- CVE-2026-35233 (4.4 Medium, published 1 May 2026)
- CVE-2026-21996 (3.3 Low, published 1 May 2026)
- CVE-2026-21991 (5.5 Medium, published 16 Mar 2026)
- CGA-mcwh-q4vm-9f29 (published 29 Jan 2026)
- CGA-w6xv-3fg4-grm5 (published 29 Jan 2026)
- CGA-3m96-cwq8-6xmx (published 7 Jan 2026)
- CGA-q945-42pm-prx5 (published 7 Jan 2026)
Same weakness in other software
These advisories are the same class of weakness (CWE-1189: Improper Isolation of Shared Resources on System-on-a-Chip (SoC)) in other software:
- CVE-2024-36332 (published 15 May 2026)
- CVE-2025-54518 (7.0 High, published 15 May 2026)
- CVE-2025-54514 (published 10 Feb 2026)
- CVE-2023-31325 (7.2 High, published 6 Sep 2025)
- CVE-2023-49141 (7.8 High, published 14 Aug 2024)
- CVE-2023-42667 (7.8 High, published 14 Aug 2024)
CVE-2025-54518 on other distributions
Each distribution ships its own build and its own fixed version. Pick the one you run:
Details
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Affected Packages
| Software | From version | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| linux | — | 7.0.0-28.28 |
| linux-allwinner-5.19 | — | — |
| linux-aws | — | 7.0.0-1009.9 |
| linux-aws-5.0 | — | — |
| linux-aws-5.11 | — | — |
| linux-aws-5.13 | — | — |
| linux-aws-5.15 | — | 5.15.0-1112.119~20.04.1 |
| linux-aws-5.19 | — | — |
| linux-aws-5.3 | — | — |
| linux-aws-5.4 | — | — |
| linux-aws-5.8 | — | — |
| linux-aws-6.14 | — | — |
| linux-aws-6.17 | — | — |
| linux-aws-6.2 | — | — |
| linux-aws-6.5 | — | — |
| linux-aws-6.8 | — | 6.8.0-1061.64~22.04.1 |
| linux-aws-fips | — | 6.8.0-1061.64+fips1 |
| linux-aws-hwe | — | — |
| linux-azure | — | 7.0.0-1010.10 |
| linux-azure-4.15 | — | — |
| linux-azure-5.11 | — | — |
| linux-azure-5.13 | — | — |
| linux-azure-5.15 | — | 5.15.0-1117.126~20.04.1 |
| linux-azure-5.19 | — | — |
| linux-azure-5.3 | — | — |
| linux-azure-5.4 | — | — |
| linux-azure-5.8 | — | — |
| linux-azure-6.11 | — | — |
| linux-azure-6.14 | — | — |
| linux-azure-6.17 | — | — |
| linux-azure-6.2 | — | — |
| linux-azure-6.5 | — | — |
| linux-azure-6.8 | — | 6.8.0-1063.71~22.04.1 |
| linux-azure-edge | — | — |
| linux-azure-fde | — | 7.0.0-1009.9 |
| linux-azure-fde-5.15 | — | 5.15.0-1117.126~20.04.2 |
| linux-azure-fde-5.19 | — | — |
| linux-azure-fde-6.14 | — | — |
| linux-azure-fde-6.2 | — | — |
| linux-azure-fde-6.8 | — | 6.8.0-1062.69~22.04.1 |
| linux-azure-fips | — | 6.8.0-1063.71+fips2 |
| linux-azure-nvidia | — | — |
| linux-azure-nvidia-6.14 | — | — |
| linux-bluefield | — | — |
| linux-fips | — | 6.8.0-136.136+fips2 |
| linux-gcp | — | 7.0.0-1008.8 |
| linux-gcp-4.15 | — | — |
| linux-gcp-5.11 | — | — |
| linux-gcp-5.13 | — | — |
| linux-gcp-5.15 | — | — |
| linux-gcp-5.19 | — | — |
| linux-gcp-5.3 | — | — |
| linux-gcp-5.4 | — | — |
| linux-gcp-5.8 | — | — |
| linux-gcp-6.11 | — | — |
| linux-gcp-6.14 | — | — |
| linux-gcp-6.17 | — | — |
| linux-gcp-6.2 | — | — |
| linux-gcp-6.5 | — | — |
| linux-gcp-6.8 | — | 6.8.0-1064.72~22.04.1 |
| linux-gcp-fips | — | 6.8.0-1064.72+fips1 |
| linux-gke | — | 7.0.0-1003.4 |
| linux-gke-4.15 | — | — |
| linux-gke-5.15 | — | — |
| linux-gke-5.4 | — | — |
| linux-gkeop | — | 6.8.0-1046.50 |
| linux-gkeop-5.15 | — | — |
| linux-gkeop-5.4 | — | — |
| linux-hwe | — | — |
| linux-hwe-5.11 | — | — |
| linux-hwe-5.13 | — | — |
| linux-hwe-5.15 | — | 5.15.0-186.196~20.04.1 |
| linux-hwe-5.19 | — | — |
| linux-hwe-5.4 | — | — |
| linux-hwe-5.8 | — | — |
| linux-hwe-6.11 | — | — |
| linux-hwe-6.14 | — | — |
| linux-hwe-6.17 | — | — |
| linux-hwe-6.2 | — | — |
| linux-hwe-6.5 | — | — |
| linux-hwe-6.8 | — | 6.8.0-136.136~22.04.1 |
| linux-hwe-7.0 | — | 7.0.0-28.28~24.04.1 |
| linux-hwe-edge | — | — |
| linux-ibm | — | 7.0.0-1010.10 |
| linux-ibm-5.15 | — | 5.15.0-1106.110~20.04.1 |
| linux-ibm-5.4 | — | — |
| linux-ibm-6.8 | — | 6.8.0-1061.62~22.04.1 |
| linux-intel-5.13 | — | — |
| linux-intel-iot-realtime | — | 5.15.0-1104.106 |
| linux-intel-iotg | — | 5.15.0-1107.113 |
| linux-intel-iotg-5.15 | — | 5.15.0-1107.113~20.04.1 |
| linux-iot | — | — |
| linux-kvm | — | 5.15.0-1104.109 |
| linux-lowlatency | — | 6.8.0-136.136.2 |
| linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.15 | — | 5.15.0-184.194~20.04.1 |
| linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19 | — | — |
| linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.11 | — | — |
| linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2 | — | — |
| linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5 | — | — |
| linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.8 | — | 6.8.0-136.136.2~22.04.1 |
| linux-lts-xenial | — | — |
| linux-nvidia | — | — |
| linux-nvidia-6.11 | — | — |
| linux-nvidia-6.17 | — | — |
| linux-nvidia-6.2 | — | — |
| linux-nvidia-6.5 | — | — |
| linux-nvidia-6.8 | — | 6.8.0-1059.62~22.04.1 |
| linux-nvidia-7.0 | — | — |
| linux-nvidia-bos | — | — |
| linux-nvidia-lowlatency | — | 6.8.0-1059.62.1 |
| linux-nvidia-tegra | — | 6.8.0-1030.31 |
| linux-nvidia-tegra-5.15 | — | 5.15.0-1064.66~20.04.1 |
| linux-nvidia-tegra-igx | — | 5.15.0-1053.53 |
| linux-oem | — | — |
| linux-oem-5.10 | — | — |
| linux-oem-5.13 | — | — |
| linux-oem-5.14 | — | — |
| linux-oem-5.17 | — | — |
| linux-oem-5.6 | — | — |
| linux-oem-6.0 | — | — |
| linux-oem-6.1 | — | — |
| linux-oem-6.11 | — | — |
| linux-oem-6.14 | — | — |
| linux-oem-6.17 | — | — |
| linux-oem-6.5 | — | — |
| linux-oem-6.8 | — | — |
| linux-oem-7.0 | — | 7.0.0-1009.9 |
| linux-oracle | — | 7.0.0-1008.8 |
| linux-oracle-5.0 | — | — |
| linux-oracle-5.11 | — | — |
| linux-oracle-5.13 | — | — |
| linux-oracle-5.15 | — | 5.15.0-1109.115~20.04.1 |
| linux-oracle-5.3 | — | — |
| linux-oracle-5.4 | — | — |
| linux-oracle-5.8 | — | — |
| linux-oracle-6.14 | — | — |
| linux-oracle-6.17 | — | — |
| linux-oracle-6.5 | — | — |
| linux-oracle-6.8 | — | 6.8.0-1058.61~22.04.1 |
| linux-raspi | — | 7.0.0-1015.15 |
| linux-raspi-5.4 | — | — |
| linux-raspi-realtime | — | — |
| linux-raspi2 | — | — |
| linux-realtime | — | 7.0.0-28.28.1 |
| linux-realtime-6.14 | — | — |
| linux-realtime-6.17 | — | — |
| linux-realtime-6.8 | — | 6.8.1-1056.57~22.04.2 |
| linux-riscv | — | 7.0.0-28.28.1 |
| linux-riscv-5.11 | — | — |
| linux-riscv-5.15 | — | 5.15.0-1106.110~20.04.1 |
| linux-riscv-5.19 | — | — |
| linux-riscv-5.8 | — | — |
| linux-riscv-6.14 | — | — |
| linux-riscv-6.17 | — | — |
| linux-riscv-6.5 | — | — |
| linux-riscv-6.8 | — | 6.8.0-136.136~22.04.3 |
| linux-starfive-5.19 | — | — |
| linux-starfive-6.2 | — | — |
| linux-starfive-6.5 | — | — |
| linux-xilinx | — | 6.8.0-1033.34 |
| linux-xilinx-zynqmp | — | 5.15.0-1075.79 |
| xen | — | — |
References
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