NULL pointer dereference in Nvidia Geforce

CVE-2025-23300

NVIDIA Display Driver for Linux contains a vulnerability in the kernel driver, where a user could cause a null pointer dereference by allocating a specific memory resource. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to denial of…

EPSS: 0.000 (14.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

  • Nvidia Geforce — versions All driver versions prior to 580.95.05, All driver versions prior to 570.195.03, All driver versions prior to 535.274.02
  • Nvidia Guest Driver — versions 580.82.07(All versions prior to and including vGPU 19.1), 580.82.07(All versions up to and including the August 2025 release), 570.172.08(All versions prior to and including vGPU 18.4)
  • Nvidia Rtx, Quadro, Nvs — versions All driver versions prior to 580.95.05, All driver versions prior to 570.195.03, All driver versions prior to 535.274.02
  • Nvidia Tesla — versions All driver versions prior to 580.95.05, All driver versions prior to 570.195.03, All driver versions prior to 535.274.02
  • Nvidia Virtual Gpu Manager — versions 580.82.02(All versions up to and including the August 2025 release), 580.82.02(All versions prior to and including vGPU 19.1), 570.172.07(All versions prior to and including vGPU 18.4)

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-23300?
CVE-2025-23300 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Nvidia Geforce, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2025-10-23.
How severe is CVE-2025-23300?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.