NVIDIA Display Driver on Linux Kernel null pointer dereference

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in NVIDIA Display Driver on Linux. It has been classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown function of the component Kernel Module. Performing a manipulation results in null pointer dereference. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2025-23332. The attack is only possible with local access. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in NVIDIA Display Driver on Linux (unknown version). This affects an unknown code block of the component Kernel Module. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a null pointer dereference vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:

NVIDIA Display Driver for Linux contains a vulnerability in a kernel module, where an attacker might be able to trigger a null pointer deference. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to denial of service.

This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2025-23332 since 01/14/2025. The exploitability is told to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 271181 (Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2025-23332), 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 (271181). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Null pointer dereference
CWE: CWE-476 / CWE-404
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

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Nessus ID: 271181
Nessus Name: Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2025-23332

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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-2025-23332 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-23332
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-329691

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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