CVE-2023-25511 Denial of service in NVIDIA CUDA Toolkit

Low 3.3 Published 22 Apr 2023 Updated 4 Feb 2025

A division-by-zero error in cuobjdump allows attackers to cause a crash, resulting in a limited denial of service.

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-2023-25511?

CVE-2023-25511 is a low-severity denial of service 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 for Linux and Windows contains a vulnerability in cuobjdump, where a division-by-zero error may enable a user to cause a crash, which may lead to a limited denial of service.

Weakness: CWE-369

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-25511?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Nvidia Cuda Toolkit.

How do I fix CVE-2023-25511?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2023-25511 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-25511 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2023-25511, GHSA-vfrh-rqr7-6mm8, UBUNTU-CVE-2023-25511.