NVIDIA Linux Kernel Driver DoS via NPE
CVE-2025-23300 Published on October 23, 2025
NVIDIA Display Driver for Linux contains a vulnerability in the kernel driver, where a user could cause a null pointer dereference by allocating a specific memory resource. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to denial of service.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2025-23300 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 have no impact on confidentiality and integrity, and a high impact on availability.
Weakness Type
NULL Pointer Dereference
A NULL pointer dereference occurs when the application dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid, but is NULL, typically causing a crash or exit. NULL pointer dereference issues can occur through a number of flaws, including race conditions, and simple programming omissions.
Products Associated with CVE-2025-23300
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Affected Versions
NVIDIA Virtual GPU Manager:- Version 580.82.02(All versions up to and including the August 2025 release) is affected.
- Version 580.82.02(All versions prior to and including vGPU 19.1) is affected.
- Version 570.172.07(All versions prior to and including vGPU 18.4) is affected.
- Version 535.261.04(All versions prior to and including vGPU 16.11) is affected.
- Version All driver versions prior to 580.95.05 is affected.
- Version All driver versions prior to 570.195.03 is affected.
- Version All driver versions prior to 535.274.02 is affected.
- Version All driver versions prior to 580.95.05 is affected.
- Version All driver versions prior to 570.195.03 is affected.
- Version All driver versions prior to 535.274.02 is affected.
- Version All driver versions prior to 580.95.05 is affected.
- Version All driver versions prior to 570.195.03 is affected.
- Version All driver versions prior to 535.274.02 is affected.
- Version 580.82.07(All versions prior to and including vGPU 19.1) is affected.
- Version 580.82.07(All versions up to and including the August 2025 release) is affected.
- Version 570.172.08(All versions prior to and including vGPU 18.4) is affected.
- Version 535.261.03(All versions prior to and including vGPU 16.11) is affected.
Exploit Probability
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