Vulnerability · Published Jul 3, 2023 · Assigned by nvidia
CVE-2023-25523
Low 3.3
In plain English
A low-severity null pointer dereference in CUDA Toolkit from NVIDIA. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 14% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)3.3Low
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 86.4% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
NVIDIA CUDA toolkit for Linux and Windows contains a vulnerability in the nvdisasm binary file, where an attacker may cause a NULL pointer dereference by providing a user with a malformed ELF file. A successful exploit of this vulnerability may lead to a partial denial of service.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | nvidia-cuda-toolkit | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-25523 |
| Debian:13 | nvidia-cuda-toolkit | 12.2.0-3 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-25523 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | nvidia-cuda-toolkit | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-25523 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | nvidia-cuda-toolkit | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-25523 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | nvidia-cuda-toolkit | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-25523 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | nvidia-cuda-toolkit | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-25523 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | nvidia-cuda-toolkit | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-25523 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA | CUDA Toolkit | All versions prior to CUDA Toolkit v12.2 |
Weakness: CWE-476 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L