Heap-based buffer overflow in CUDA Toolkit - CVE-2025-23308
Published: September 29, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU116170
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 8.4 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-23308
CWE-ID: CWE-122
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in nvdisasm in the REL section header parsing functionality. A remote attacker can trik a victim to run nvdisasm on a malicious ELF file, trigger a heap-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Affected software
CUDA Toolkit
How to mitigate CVE-2025-23308
Install updates from vendor's website.
CUDA Toolkit - update to 13.0.0