# CVE-2023-25510: Null dereference in NVIDIA CUDA Toolkit

> A local attacker can cause a limited denial of service in NVIDIA CUDA Toolkit by running cuobjdump against a malformed binary.

- **Severity:** Low 3.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L`)
- **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:** Yes
- **Published:** 22 Apr 2023
- **Updated:** 4 Feb 2025
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2023-25510, GHSA-h4c6-9rm9-95hh, UBUNTU-CVE-2023-25510

## 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 (NULL Pointer Dereference)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-25510?

It affects 1 product.


Products: 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.

## Other vulnerabilities in NVIDIA CUDA Toolkit

- [CVE-2022-21821](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-21821/): Integer overflow in NVIDIA CUDA Toolkit (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2020-5991](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-5991/): Memory corruption in NVIDIA CUDA Toolkit (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2025-33228](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-33228/): Command injection in CUDA Toolkit (high 7.3)
- [CVE-2025-33229](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-33229/): Code injection in CUDA Toolkit (high 7.3)
- [CVE-2025-33230](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-33230/): Command injection in CUDA Toolkit (high 7.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-25510 and fix it if it is affected.

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

Affected product: NVIDIA CUDA Toolkit. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-25510/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-25510/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-25510
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-25510
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-25510

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-25510/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.