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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2025-23244
CVE-2025-23244:
Linux Debian vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Linux contains a vulnerability (CVE-2025-23244) which could allow an unprivileged attacker to escalate permissions. The vulnerability was discovered by Xingyu Jin from Google and was publicly disclosed on April 24, 2025, with NVIDIA releasing security updates on April 30, 2025. The vulnerability affects multiple NVIDIA GPU Display Driver branches including R535, R550, R570, and R575 for Linux systems (NVIDIA Bulletin).
Technical details
The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.8 (High severity) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. The vulnerability is classified under CWE-863 (Incorrect Authorization). This indicates that the vulnerability requires local access, has low attack complexity, requires low privileges, and needs no user interaction to exploit. The vulnerability affects the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the system with high impact across all three aspects (NVIDIA Bulletin, NVD).
Impact
A successful exploitation of this vulnerability can lead to multiple severe consequences including unauthorized code execution, denial of service, escalation of privileges, information disclosure, and data tampering. The high CVSS score reflects the significant potential impact on affected systems (NVIDIA Bulletin).
Mitigation and workarounds
NVIDIA has released security updates to address this vulnerability. Users should update to the following versions based on their driver branch: R575 to version 575.51.02, R570 to version 570.133.07, R550 to version 550.163.01, and R535 to version 535.247.01. These updates are available through the NVIDIA Driver Downloads page (NVIDIA Bulletin).
Additional resources
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