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.
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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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (15.6th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 16th percentile — 15.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Linuxfoundation Pytorch — versions 2.6.0\+cu124, 2.6.0+cu124
- Pytorch — versions 2.6.0+cu124
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- vuldb.com/ (technical-description, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- vuldb.com/ (signature, Permissions Required, permissions-required, VDB Entry)
- vuldb.com/ (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- github.com/pytorch/pytorch/issues/149274 (issue-tracking, Exploit, Issue Tracking)
- github.com/pytorch/pytorch/issues/149274 (issue-tracking, Exploit, exploit, Issue Tracking)
- github.com/pytorch/pytorch/blob/main/SECURITY.md (related)
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.