Input validation error in CUDA Toolkit - CVE-2024-53879
Published: February 26, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU104221
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-53879
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: nVidia
Affected software:
CUDA Toolkit
CUDA Toolkit
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input in the cuobjdump binary. A remote user can trick a victim to open a specially crafted ELF file and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2024-53879
Install updates from vendor's website.