CVE-2024-0137 Privilege escalation in NVIDIA Container Toolkit
Attackers can escalate privileges and cause denial of service by running untrusted code in the host network namespace via a crafted container image.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2024-0137?
CVE-2024-0137 is a medium-severity vulnerability in NVIDIA Container Toolkit, published on 28 Jan 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
NVIDIA Container Toolkit contains an improper isolation vulnerability where a specially crafted container image could lead to untrusted code running in the host’s network namespace. This vulnerability is present only when the NVIDIA Container Toolkit is configured in a nondefault way. A successful exploit of this vulnerability may lead to denial of service and escalation of privileges.
Weakness: CWE-653
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-0137?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Nvidia Nvidia Container Toolkit, Nvidia Nvidia Gpu Operator.
How do I fix CVE-2024-0137?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2024-0137 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-0137 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in NVIDIA Container Toolkit
- CVE-2024-0132 NVIDIA Container Toolkit contains a Time-of-check Time-of-Use (TOCTOU) vulnerability
- CVE-2025-23359 Race condition in Container Toolkit
- CVE-2024-0135 Privilege escalation in NVIDIA Container Toolkit
- CVE-2024-0136 Privilege escalation in NVIDIA Container Toolkit
- CVE-2024-0134 Path traversal in NVIDIA Container Toolkit
Sources
Also known as GHSA-frhw-w3wm-6cw4.