VDB-329690 · CVE-2025-23300 · Nessus 271180

NVIDIA Display Driver on Linux Kernel Driver null pointer dereference

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in NVIDIA Display Driver on Linux and classified as problematic. This impacts an unknown function of the component Kernel Driver. Such manipulation leads to null pointer dereference. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2025-23300. The attack can only be performed from a local environment. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in NVIDIA Display Driver on Linux (the affected version is unknown). Affected by this issue is an unknown code of the component Kernel Driver. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a null pointer dereference vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-476. A NULL pointer dereference occurs when the application dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid, but is NULL, typically causing a crash or exit. Impacted is availability. CVE summarizes:

NVIDIA Display Driver for Linux contains a vulnerability in the kernel driver, where a user could cause a null pointer dereference by allocating a specific memory resource. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to denial of service.

This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2025-23300 since 01/14/2025. The exploitation is known 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 271180 (Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2025-23300), 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 (271180). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

Productinfo

Type

Hardware Driver Software

Vendor

NVIDIA

Name

Display Driver

License

commercial

Website

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

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.5

VulDB Base Score: 5.5
VulDB Temp Score: 5.5
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CNA Base Score: 5.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Null pointer dereference
CWE: CWE-476 / CWE-404
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 271180
Nessus Name: Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2025-23300

Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

01/14/2025 CVE reserved
10/23/2025 +282 days VulDB entry created
10/24/2025 +0 days Advisory disclosed
10/26/2025 +2 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: nvidia.com

Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-23300 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-23300
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-329690

Entryinfo

Created: 10/24/2025 00:10
Updated: 10/26/2025 19:29
Changes: 10/24/2025 00:10 (62), 10/26/2025 19:29 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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