NVIDIA GPU Display Driver/vGPU Software/Cloud Gaming R535/R550/R570/R575 on Linux authorization
| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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| 7.8 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
Summary
A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in NVIDIA GPU Display Driver, vGPU Software and Cloud Gaming R535/R550/R570/R575 on Linux. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. Performing a manipulation results in authorization. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2025-23244. The attack requires a local approach. No exploit exists.
Details
A vulnerability was found in NVIDIA GPU Display Driver, vGPU Software and Cloud Gaming R535/R550/R570/R575 on Linux. It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a authorization vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-863. The product performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action, but it does not correctly perform the check. This allows attackers to bypass intended access restrictions. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Linux contains a vulnerability which could allow an unprivileged attacker to escalate permissions. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to code execution, denial of service, escalation of privileges, information disclosure, and data tampering.
The advisory is shared at nvidia.custhelp.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2025-23244 since 01/14/2025. The exploitability is told to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 05/02/2025).
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 235060 (NVIDIA Linux GPU Display Driver (April 2025)), 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 (235060). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.
Product
Type
Vendor
Name
Version
License
Website
- Vendor: https://www.nvidia.com/
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.8VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.8
VulDB Base Score: 7.8
VulDB Temp Score: 7.8
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍
CNA Base Score: 7.8
CNA Vector (nvidia): 🔍
CVSSv2
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Exploiting
Class: AuthorizationCWE: CWE-863 / CWE-285 / CWE-266
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ATT&CK: 🔍
Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No
Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined
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Nessus ID: 235060
Nessus Name: NVIDIA Linux GPU Display Driver (April 2025)
Threat Intelligence
Interest: 🔍Active Actors: 🔍
Active APT Groups: 🔍
Countermeasures
Recommended: no mitigation knownStatus: 🔍
0-Day Time: 🔍
Timeline
01/14/2025 🔍05/01/2025 🔍
05/01/2025 🔍
05/02/2025 🔍
Sources
Vendor: nvidia.comAdvisory: nvidia.custhelp.com
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2025-23244 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-23244
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-307077
Entry
Created: 05/01/2025 19:06Updated: 05/02/2025 14:04
Changes: 05/01/2025 19:06 (62), 05/02/2025 14:04 (2)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103
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