CVE-2023-25510 Null dereference in NVIDIA CUDA Toolkit

Low 3.3 Published 22 Apr 2023 Updated 4 Feb 2025

A local attacker can cause a limited denial of service in NVIDIA CUDA Toolkit by running cuobjdump against 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-2023-25510?

CVE-2023-25510 is a low-severity vulnerability in NVIDIA CUDA Toolkit, published on 22 Apr 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 for Linux and Windows contains a NULL pointer dereference in cuobjdump, where a local user running the tool against a malformed binary may cause a limited denial of service.

Weakness: CWE-476

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-25510?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Nvidia Cuda Toolkit.

How do I fix CVE-2023-25510?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2023-25510 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-25510 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2023-25510, GHSA-h4c6-9rm9-95hh, UBUNTU-CVE-2023-25510.