NULL pointer dereference in NVIDIA CUDA Toolkit
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · Low
- Fix status
- Deferred Red Hat: fix deferred
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-476.
Summary
NVIDIA CUDA Toolkit for Windows and Linux contains a vulnerability in the nvdisam command line tool, where a user can cause a NULL pointer dereference by running nvdisasm on a malformed ELF file. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to a limited denial of service.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA | CUDA Toolkit | All versions up to and including CUDA Toolkit 12.6U1 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- CUDA Toolkit VendorNVIDIA Affected All versions up to and including CUDA Toolkit 12.6U1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| OpenShift Lightspeed | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AI (RHEL AI) | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-0125
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6jf3-p3mx-v587
References
More NVIDIA Cuda Toolkit vulnerabilities
- TI-2022-06192 Integer overflow in NVIDIA CUDA Toolkit CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2025-24165 OS command injection in NVIDIA CUDA Toolkit CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.3
- TI-2025-24163 OS command injection in NVIDIA CUDA Toolkit CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.3
- TI-2025-17115 Stack-based buffer overflow in NVIDIA CUDA Toolkit CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2025-17084 Heap-based buffer overflow in NVIDIA CUDA Toolkit CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2025-17023 NVIDIA CUDA Toolkit for all platforms contains a vulnerability in the cuobjdump binary… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
Sources
- CVE-2024-0125 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-0125 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-6jf3-p3mx-v587 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2024-0125 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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