NVIDIA GPU Display Driver on Linux Kernel Mode Layer integer overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in NVIDIA GPU Display Driver on Linux. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Kernel Mode Layer. The manipulation leads to integer overflow. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2023-25516. The attack needs to be performed locally. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in NVIDIA GPU Display Driver on Linux (Hardware Driver Software) (affected version not known) and classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown functionality of the component Kernel Mode Layer. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a integer overflow vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-190. The product performs a calculation that can produce an integer overflow or wraparound, when the logic assumes that the resulting value will always be larger than the original value. This can introduce other weaknesses when the calculation is used for resource management or execution control. Impacted is confidentiality, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Linux contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer, where an unprivileged user can cause an integer overflow, which may lead to information disclosure and denial of service.

The weakness was released 07/04/2023. It is possible to read the advisory at nvidia.custhelp.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2023-25516 since 02/07/2023. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 247784 (Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2023-25516), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (247784). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.1
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.1

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Class: Integer overflow
CWE: CWE-190 / CWE-189
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Nessus ID: 247784
Nessus Name: Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2023-25516

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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

02/07/2023 🔍
07/04/2023 +146 days 🔍
07/04/2023 +0 days 🔍
08/11/2025 +769 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: nvidia.com

Advisory: nvidia.custhelp.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-25516 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-25516
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-232871

Entryinfo

Created: 07/04/2023 06:43
Updated: 08/11/2025 06:36
Changes: 07/04/2023 06:43 (48), 08/11/2025 06:36 (17)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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