NVIDIA GPU Display Driver R575 on Linux/Windows Kernel Mode Driver access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in NVIDIA GPU Display Driver R575 on Linux/Windows. This impacts an unknown function of the component Kernel Mode Driver. This manipulation causes access control. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2025-23277. The attack requires local access. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in NVIDIA GPU Display Driver R575 on Linux/Windows and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Kernel Mode Driver. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

NVIDIA Display Driver for Linux and Windows contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode driver, where an attacker could access memory outside bounds permitted under normal use cases. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to denial of service, data tampering, or information disclosure.

The advisory is shared at nvidia.custhelp.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2025-23277 since 01/14/2025. The exploitation appears 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 08/05/2025). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 243282 (NVIDIA Linux GPU Display Driver (July 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 databases at Tenable (243282) and EUVD (EUVD-2025-23451). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.6
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.6

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

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Nessus ID: 243282
Nessus Name: NVIDIA Linux GPU Display Driver (July 2025)

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Timelineinfo

01/14/2025 CVE reserved
08/03/2025 +200 days Advisory disclosed
08/03/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
08/05/2025 +2 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: nvidia.com

Advisory: nvidia.custhelp.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-23277 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-23277
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-318613
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Entryinfo

Created: 08/03/2025 11:14
Updated: 08/05/2025 04:39
Changes: 08/03/2025 11:14 (64), 08/03/2025 14:58 (2), 08/03/2025 22:50 (1), 08/05/2025 04:39 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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