NVIDIA GPU Display Driver Privilege Escalation (Linux)
CVE-2025-23244 Published on May 1, 2025
NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Linux contains a vulnerability which could allow an unprivileged attacker to escalate permissions. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to code execution, denial of service, escalation of privileges, information disclosure, and data tampering.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2025-23244 is exploitable with local system access, and requires small amount of user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be very high.
Weakness Type
What is an AuthZ Vulnerability?
The software performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action, but it does not correctly perform the check. This allows attackers to bypass intended access restrictions.
CVE-2025-23244 has been classified to as an AuthZ vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2025-23244
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Affected Versions
NVIDIA GPU Display Driver, vGPU Software, Cloud Gaming Version R535, R550, R570, R575 is affected by CVE-2025-23244Exploit Probability
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