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CVE-2025-8774: riscv-boom SonicBOOM L1 Data Cache timing discrepancy

• Severity: medium (CVSS 4.7 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2025-08-09 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-203

Description

A vulnerability has been found in riscv-boom SonicBOOM up to 2.2.3 and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component L1 Data Cache Handler. The manipulation leads to observable timing discrepancy. Local access is required to approach this attack. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

Affected products

• Boom-Core Risvc-Boom: through 2.2.3

References

• https://github.com/fizz-is-on-the-way/vuls_cpu/tree/master/MSHRush
• https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.319297
• https://vuldb.com/?id.319297
• https://vuldb.com/?submit.625550
• https://github.com/fizz-is-on-the-way/vuls_cpu/tree/master/MSHRush

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