CVE-2023-25523 Null dereference in CUDA Toolkit

Low 3.3 Published 3 Jul 2023 Updated 24 Oct 2024

An attacker can cause a partial denial of service in NVIDIA CUDA Toolkit by tricking a user into opening a malformed ELF file with nvdisasm.

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-2023-25523?

CVE-2023-25523 is a low-severity vulnerability in NVIDIA CUDA Toolkit, published on 3 Jul 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 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.

Weakness: CWE-476

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-25523?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Nvidia Cuda Toolkit.

How do I fix CVE-2023-25523?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2023-25523 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-25523 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2023-25523, GHSA-42mx-j73w-f45w, UBUNTU-CVE-2023-25523.