VDB-327957 · CVE-2025-23280 · EUVD-2025-33750

NVIDIA GeForce/RTX/Quadro/NVS/Tesla/Guest driver on Linux use after free

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in NVIDIA GeForce, RTX, Quadro, NVS, Tesla and Guest driver on Linux. It has been rated as critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code. Performing a manipulation results in use after free. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2025-23280. The attack requires a local approach. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in NVIDIA GeForce, RTX, Quadro, NVS, Tesla and Guest driver on Linux. It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a use after free vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-416. Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

NVIDIA Display Driver for Linux contains a vulnerability where an attacker could cause a use-after-free. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to code execution, escalation of privileges, data tampering, denial of service, and information disclosure.

This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2025-23280 since 01/14/2025. The exploitability is told to be difficult. 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 270481 (Amazon Linux 2023 : cuda-cuobjdump-13 (ALAS2023NVIDIA-2025-185)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (270481) and EUVD (EUVD-2025-33750). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

Productinfo

Type

Hardware Driver Software

Vendor

NVIDIA

Name

License

commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.nvidia.com/

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

VulDB Vector: 🔒
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.8

VulDB Base Score: 7.0
VulDB Temp Score: 6.7
VulDB Vector: 🔒
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CNA Base Score: 7.0
CNA Vector (nvidia): 🔒

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Use after free
CWE: CWE-416 / CWE-119
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ATT&CK: 🔒

Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 270481
Nessus Name: Amazon Linux 2023 : cuda-cuobjdump-13 (ALAS2023NVIDIA-2025-185)

Threat Intelligenceinfo

Interest: 🔍
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔒

Timelineinfo

01/14/2025 CVE reserved
10/11/2025 +269 days Advisory disclosed
10/11/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
10/22/2025 +11 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: nvidia.com

Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-23280 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-23280
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-327957
EUVD: 🔒

Entryinfo

Created: 10/11/2025 09:49
Updated: 10/22/2025 09:07
Changes: 10/11/2025 09:49 (62), 10/17/2025 18:42 (2), 10/22/2025 09:07 (1)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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