Time-of-check time-of-use race condition in NVIDIA Container Toolkit
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub.
Summary
NVIDIA Container Toolkit 1.16.1 or earlier contains a vulnerability in the default mode of operation allowing a specially crafted container image to create empty files on the host file system. This does not impact use cases where CDI is used. A successful exploit of this vulnerability may lead to data tampering.
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 | Container Toolkit | All versions up to and including v1.16.1 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| NVIDIA | GPU Operator | All versions up to and including 24.6.1 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | github.com/NVIDIA/nvidia-container-toolkit (Go) | before 1.16.2 | 1.16.2 | Patch available | GHSA-f748-7hpg-88ch |
- Container Toolkit VendorNVIDIA Affected All versions up to and including v1.16.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- GPU Operator VendorNVIDIA Affected All versions up to and including 24.6.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- github.com/NVIDIA/nvidia-container-toolkit (Go) Vendor— Affected before 1.16.2 Fixed in 1.16.2 Patch available GHSA-f748-7hpg-88ch
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-f748-7hpg-88ch github.com/NVIDIA/nvidia-container-toolkit (Go) Fixed in 1.16.2 Advisory →
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
Not affected: 1 product
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AI (RHEL AI)
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-0133
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-f748-7hpg-88ch
References
Advisory 2
Other 4
More Nvidia Container Toolkit vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-17134 Time-of-check time-of-use race condition in NVIDIA Container Toolkit CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.3
- TI-2024-00121 Time-of-check time-of-use race condition in NVIDIA Container Toolkit CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.0
- TI-2024-00125 NVIDIA Container Toolkit contains an improper isolation vulnerability where a specially… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
- TI-2024-00124 NVIDIA Container Toolkit contains an improper isolation vulnerability where a specially… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.6
- TI-2024-00126 NVIDIA Container Toolkit contains an improper isolation vulnerability where a specially… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2024-00123 NVIDIA Container Toolkit and NVIDIA GPU Operator for Linux contain a UNIX vulnerability… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.1
Sources
- CVE-2024-0133 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-0133 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-f748-7hpg-88ch · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2024-0133 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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