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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2024-53879
CVE-2024-53879:
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Overview
The vulnerability (CVE-2024-53879) affects the NVIDIA CUDA toolkit for Linux and Windows systems, specifically in the cuobjdump binary component. This security flaw was discovered by nEINEI from Tencent-zhuquelab and was publicly disclosed on February 18, 2025 (NVIDIA Bulletin).
Technical details
The vulnerability is classified under CWE-1284 (Improper Validation of Specified Quantity in Input). It has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 2.8 (Low severity) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L. The vulnerability requires local access, low attack complexity, low privileges, and user interaction to be exploited (NVIDIA Bulletin).
Impact
A successful exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to a partial denial of service condition. The vulnerability allows an attacker to cause a crash in the cuobjdump binary by passing a malformed ELF file (NVIDIA Bulletin).
Mitigation and workarounds
NVIDIA has released a security update to address this vulnerability. Users are advised to upgrade to CUDA Toolkit version 12.8. The fix is available for all affected versions up to CUDA Toolkit 12.8. Earlier software releases are also affected, and users should upgrade to the latest release version (NVIDIA Bulletin).
Additional resources
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