What is CVE-2024-53879?

CVE-2024-53879 is a low-severity vulnerability in Linux Linux_kernel, classified under Improper Validation of Specified Quantity in Input. CVSS score: 2.8/10. Published 2025-02-25.

How severe is CVE-2024-53879?

Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 2.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Linux Linux_kernel

CVE-2024-53879

NVIDIA CUDA toolkit for Linux and Windows contains a vulnerability in the cuobjdump binary, where a user could cause a crash by passing a malformed ELF file to cuobjdump. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to a partial d…

EPSS: 0.002 (8.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 2.8 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L.

Affected products

Linux Linux_kernel
Microsoft Windows
Nvidia Cuda Toolkit — versions All versions up to CUDA Toolkit 12.8
Nvidia Cuda_toolkit

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-1284 — Improper Validation of Specified Quantity in Input

References

psirt@nvidia.com (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-53879?: CVE-2024-53879 is a low-severity vulnerability in Linux Linux_kernel, classified under Improper Validation of Specified Quantity in Input. CVSS score: 2.8/10. Published 2025-02-25.
How severe is CVE-2024-53879?: Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 2.8 out of 10.