CVE-2025-23332 Null dereference in GeForce
An attacker can trigger a null pointer dereference in the NVIDIA Linux kernel module, causing a denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2025-23332?
CVE-2025-23332 is a medium-severity vulnerability in NVIDIA GeForce, published on 23 Oct 2025. 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 Display Driver for Linux contains a vulnerability in a kernel module, where an attacker might be able to trigger a null pointer deference. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to denial of service.
Weakness: CWE-476
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-23332?
How do I fix CVE-2025-23332?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2025-23332 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-23332 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2025-23332, ECHO-03ce-ef79-5d82, GHSA-3cg3-jw2v-vmvx, UBUNTU-CVE-2025-23332.