CUDA Toolkit nvdisasm Freed-Memory DoS via Malformed ELF in nvdisam
CVE-2024-0124 Published on October 3, 2024

NVIDIA CUDA Toolkit for Windows and Linux contains a vulnerability in the nvdisam command line tool, where a user can cause nvdisasm to read freed memory by running it on a malformed ELF file. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to a limited denial of service.

NVD

Vulnerability Analysis

CVE-2024-0124 is exploitable with local system access, requires user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have no impact on confidentiality and integrity, and a small impact on availability.

Attack Vector:
LOCAL
Attack Complexity:
LOW
Privileges Required:
NONE
User Interaction:
REQUIRED
Scope:
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact:
NONE
Integrity Impact:
NONE
Availability Impact:
LOW

Weakness Type

What is a Dangling pointer Vulnerability?

Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code.

CVE-2024-0124 has been classified to as a Dangling pointer vulnerability or weakness.


Products Associated with CVE-2024-0124

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Affected Versions

NVIDIA CUDA Toolkit Version All versions up to and including CUDA Toolkit 12.6U1 is affected by CVE-2024-0124

Exploit Probability

EPSS
0.07%
Percentile
20.34%

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) scores estimate the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. The percentile shows you how this score compares to all other vulnerabilities.