CVE-2023-0196 Null dereference in NVIDIA CUDA Toolkit

Low 3.3 Published 2 Mar 2023 Updated 7 Mar 2025

A local user can cause a denial of service in NVIDIA CUDA Toolkit's cuobjdump tool by processing a malformed binary.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: A user has to click or open something
Fix: Available

What is CVE-2023-0196?

CVE-2023-0196 is a low-severity vulnerability in NVIDIA CUDA Toolkit, published on 2 Mar 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

NVIDIA CUDA Toolkit SDK contains a bug in cuobjdump, where a local user running the tool against an ill-formed binary may cause a null- pointer dereference, which may result in a limited denial of service.

Weakness: CWE-476

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-0196?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Nvidia Cuda Toolkit.

How do I fix CVE-2023-0196?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2023-0196 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-0196 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2023-0196, GHSA-x53c-r2wv-4p59, UBUNTU-CVE-2023-0196.