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CVE-2025-23267 (GCVE-0-2025-23267)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-07-17 19:32 – Updated: 2025-11-04 21:09
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Summary
NVIDIA Container Toolkit for all platforms contains a vulnerability in the update-ldcache hook, where an attacker could cause a link following by using a specially crafted container image. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to data tampering and denial of service.
Severity
8.5 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:H
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-07-17 20:09 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-59 - Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
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References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
NVIDIA Container Toolkit Affected: NVIDIA Container Toolkit All versions up to and including 1.17.7 (CDI mode only for versions prior to 1.17.5)
Affected: NVIDIA GPU Operator All versions up to and including 25.3.0 (CDI mode only for versions prior to 25.3.0)
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