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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2025-23279
CVE-2025-23279:
Linux Debian vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
CVE-2025-23279 affects the NVIDIA .run Installer for Linux and Solaris systems. The vulnerability was disclosed in July 2025 as part of NVIDIA's security bulletin. It is a race condition vulnerability that could allow an attacker to escalate privileges on affected systems. The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.0 (High severity) with the vector AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H (NVIDIA Bulletin).
Technical details
The vulnerability (CWE-367) is a race condition in the NVIDIA .run Installer for Linux and Solaris. It requires local access and high attack complexity to exploit, but needs only low privileges and no user interaction. The vulnerability affects multiple NVIDIA driver branches including R570 and R535 for Linux systems. For the R535 branch, all driver versions prior to 535.261.03 are affected, while for R570, versions prior to 570.172.08 are vulnerable (NVIDIA Bulletin).
Impact
A successful exploitation of this vulnerability can lead to multiple severe impacts including code execution, privilege escalation, information disclosure, denial of service, and data tampering. The high severity rating (CVSS score 7.0) reflects the significant potential impact on affected systems (NVIDIA Bulletin).
Mitigation and workarounds
NVIDIA has released security updates to address this vulnerability. For GeForce Linux users, the fixed versions are 575.64.05 (R575 branch), 570.172.08 (R570 branch), and 535.261.03 (R535 branch). For NVIDIA RTX, Quadro, NVS, and Tesla Linux users, similar version updates are available. Users should download and install these updates through the NVIDIA Driver Downloads page (NVIDIA Bulletin).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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