Vulnerability in Linuxfoundation Pytorch

CVE-2025-2953

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in PyTorch 2.6.0+cu124. Affected by this issue is the function torch.mkldnn_max_pool2d. The manipulation leads to denial of service. An attack has to be approached locally. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The real existence of this vulnerability is still doubted at the moment. The security policy of the project warns to use unknown models which might establish malicious effects.

EPSS: 0.002 (14.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 3.3 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-2953?
CVE-2025-2953 is a low-severity vulnerability in Linuxfoundation Pytorch, classified under Improper Resource Shutdown or Release. CVSS score: 3.3/10. Published 2025-03-30.
How severe is CVE-2025-2953?
Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.3 out of 10.
Is CVE-2025-2953 known to be exploited?
2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.