NVIDIA CUDA Toolkit ELF File out-of-bounds

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in NVIDIA CUDA Toolkit and classified as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component ELF File Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to out-of-bounds. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-23271. The attack can only be executed locally. There is no exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in NVIDIA CUDA Toolkit (the affected version is unknown) and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown code of the component ELF File Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-125. The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. As an impact it is known to affect availability. CVE summarizes:

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

This vulnerability was named CVE-2025-23271 since 01/14/2025. The exploitation appears to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 266127 (Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2025-23271), 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 (266127). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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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
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Exploitinginfo

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

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Status: Not defined
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Nessus ID: 266127
Nessus Name: Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2025-23271

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

01/14/2025 CVE reserved
09/24/2025 +252 days Advisory disclosed
09/24/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
10/03/2025 +9 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: nvidia.com

Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-23271 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-23271
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-325714

Entryinfo

Created: 09/24/2025 15:34
Updated: 10/03/2025 02:23
Changes: 09/24/2025 15:34 (61), 10/03/2025 02:23 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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