What is CVE-2023-25525?

CVE-2023-25525 is a high-severity vulnerability in Nvidia Cumulus Linux, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2023-09-20.

How severe is CVE-2023-25525?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Nvidia Cumulus Linux

CVE-2023-25525

NVIDIA Cumulus Linux contains a vulnerability in forwarding where a VxLAN-encapsulated IPv6 packet received on an SVI interface with DMAC/DIPv6 set to the link-local address of the SVI interface may be incorrectly forwarded. A successful exploit may lead to information disclosure.

EPSS: 0.005 (37.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Nvidia Cumulus Linux — versions All versions prior to 5.6.0
Nvidia Cumulus_linux

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-284 — Improper Access Control

References

psirt@nvidia.com (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-25525?: CVE-2023-25525 is a high-severity vulnerability in Nvidia Cumulus Linux, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2023-09-20.
How severe is CVE-2023-25525?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.