Input validation error in NVIDIA Linux GPU Display Driver and NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver - CVE-2025-33221

Vulnerability identifier: #VU131816

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4: 4.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2025-33221

CWE-ID: CWE-20

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

The vulnerability allows a local user to tamper with data or cause a denial of service.

The vulnerability exists due to incorrect permission assignment for a critical resource in the kernel driver when assigning permissions to critical resources. A local user can trigger incorrect permission assignment for a critical resource to tamper with data or cause a denial of service.

NVIDIA Linux GPU Display Driver
NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver
SUSE Linux Micro
nvidia-open-driver-G06-signed-cuda-kmp-default
nvidia-open-driver-G06-signed-kmp-default
nvidia-open-driver-G06-signed-cuda-kmp-default-debuginfo
nvidia-open-driver-G06-signed-kmp-default-debuginfo
nvidia-open-driver-G06-signed-cuda-debugsource
nvidia-open-driver-G06-signed-debugsource

Install security update from vendor's website.

NVIDIA Linux GPU Display Driver - addressed in versions 535.309.01, 570.211.01, 580.126.09, 590.48.01
NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver - addressed in versions 539.72, 582.53, 596.36
nvidia-open-driver-G06-signed-cuda-kmp-default - update to 580.159.03_k6.4.0_46-1.1
nvidia-open-driver-G06-signed-kmp-default - update to 580.159.03_k6.4.0_46-1.1
nvidia-open-driver-G06-signed-cuda-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 580.159.03_k6.4.0_46-1.1
nvidia-open-driver-G06-signed-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 580.159.03_k6.4.0_46-1.1
nvidia-open-driver-G06-signed-cuda-debugsource - update to 580.159.03-1.1
nvidia-open-driver-G06-signed-debugsource - update to 580.159.03-1.1

• https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5821

• Multiple vulnerabilities in NVIDIA GPU Display Drivers
• SUSE update for nvidia-open-driver-G06-signed
• SUSE update for nvidia-open-driver-G06-signed