CVE-2025-23280
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Publication date: 2025-10-10

Last updated on: 2025-10-14

Assigner: NVIDIA Corporation

Description
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.
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Published
2025-10-10
Last Modified
2025-10-14
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2026-06-16
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2025-10-10
EPSS Evaluated
2026-06-15
NVD
CVE-2025-23280
Affected Vendors & Products
Showing 5 associated CPEs
Vendor Product Version / Range
nvidia display_driver 535.274.02
nvidia display_driver 580.95.05
nvidia cloud_gaming *
nvidia vgpu *
nvidia display_driver 570.195.03
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CWE-416 The product reuses or references memory after it has been freed. At some point afterward, the memory may be allocated again and saved in another pointer, while the original pointer references a location somewhere within the new allocation. Any operations using the original pointer are no longer valid because the memory "belongs" to the code that operates on the new pointer.
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Executive Summary

This vulnerability in the NVIDIA Display Driver for Linux is a use-after-free flaw that can be exploited by an attacker to execute arbitrary code, escalate privileges, tamper with data, cause denial of service, and disclose information.

Impact Analysis

Exploitation of this vulnerability can lead to code execution, escalation of privileges, data tampering, denial of service, and information disclosure, potentially compromising the affected system's confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

Mitigation Strategies

To mitigate the vulnerability in the NVIDIA Display Driver for Linux, you should install the updated driver versions provided by NVIDIA. Although the exact versions for CVE-2025-23280 are not specified, similar vulnerabilities in NVIDIA Linux Display Drivers are addressed by updating to the latest driver versions available from NVIDIA. Keeping your NVIDIA GPU Display Driver and related software up to date is the recommended immediate step to prevent exploitation. [2]

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