Nvidia CUDA Toolkit up to 12.3 ELF File null pointer dereference

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Nvidia CUDA Toolkit up to 12.3 and classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown function of the component ELF File Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to null pointer dereference. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2024-0072. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Nvidia CUDA Toolkit up to 12.3. It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown code of the component ELF File Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a null pointer dereference vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-476. A NULL pointer dereference occurs when the application dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid, but is NULL, typically causing a crash or exit. As an impact it is known to affect availability. CVE summarizes:

NVIDIA CUDA toolkit for all platforms contains a vulnerability in cuobjdump and nvdisasm where an attacker may cause a crash by tricking a user into reading a malformed ELF file. A successful exploit of this vulnerability may lead to a partial denial of service.

The advisory is available at nvidia.custhelp.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2024-0072 since 12/02/2023. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

Upgrading to version 12.4 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.7

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Class: Null pointer dereference
CWE: CWE-476 / CWE-404
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: CUDA Toolkit 12.4

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12/02/2023 🔍
04/05/2024 +124 days 🔍
04/05/2024 +0 days 🔍
09/19/2025 +531 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: nvidia.com

Advisory: nvidia.custhelp.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-0072 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-0072
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-259522

Entryinfo

Created: 04/05/2024 21:51
Updated: 09/19/2025 01:05
Changes: 04/05/2024 21:51 (64), 04/08/2025 09:49 (4), 09/19/2025 01:05 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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