NVIDIA CUDA Toolkit ELF File out-of-bounds

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in NVIDIA CUDA Toolkit and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component ELF File Handler. Performing a manipulation results in out-of-bounds. This vulnerability was named CVE-2025-23255. The attack needs to be approached locally. There is no available exploit. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in NVIDIA CUDA Toolkit (the affected version unknown). This affects an unknown part of the component ELF File Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-125. The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:

NVIDIA CUDA Toolkit for all platforms contains a vulnerability in the cuobjdump binary where a user may cause an out-of-bounds read by passing a malformed ELF file to cuobjdump. A successful exploit of this vulnerability may lead to a partial denial of service.

This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2025-23255 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 vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 266134 (Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2025-23255), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (266134). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 3.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.2

VulDB Base Score: 3.3
VulDB Temp Score: 3.2
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CNA Base Score: 3.3
CNA Vector (nvidia): 🔒

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Out-of-bounds
CWE: CWE-125 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 266134
Nessus Name: Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2025-23255

Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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0-Day Time: 🔒

Timelineinfo

01/14/2025 CVE reserved
09/24/2025 +252 days Advisory disclosed
09/24/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
10/02/2025 +8 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: nvidia.com

Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-23255 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-23255
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-325713

Entryinfo

Created: 09/24/2025 15:33
Updated: 10/02/2025 23:28
Changes: 09/24/2025 15:33 (61), 10/02/2025 23:28 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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