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Publication date: 2025-09-24

Last updated on: 2025-11-03

Assigner: NVIDIA Corporation

Description

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.

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Meta Information

Published

2025-09-24

Last Modified

2025-11-03

Generated

2026-10-23

AI Q&A

2025-09-24

EPSS Evaluated

2026-10-20

NVD

CVE-2025-23271

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendor	Product	Version / Range
linux	linux_kernel	From 5.15.160 (inc) to 5.16 (inc)
nvidia	cuda_toolkit	to 13.0.0 (exc)
microsoft	windows	*

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Exploitability

CWE

KEV

CWE ID	Description
CWE-125	The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.

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Executive Summary

This vulnerability exists in the NVIDIA CUDA Toolkit's nvdisasm binary, where a user can cause an out-of-bounds read by providing a malformed ELF file to nvdisasm. This means that the program reads memory outside the intended boundaries, which can lead to unexpected behavior.

Impact Analysis

A successful exploit of this vulnerability may lead to a partial denial of service, meaning the affected application or system may become partially unavailable or unresponsive.

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