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AVID-2026-R1568

Description

Vulnerability CVE-2024-53877

Details

NVIDIA CUDA toolkit for all platforms contains a vulnerability in the nvdisasm binary, where a user could cause a NULL pointer exception by passing a malformed ELF file to nvdisasm. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to a partial denial of service.

Reason for inclusion in AVID: CVE-2024-53877 describes a software vulnerability in the NVIDIA CUDA toolkit’s nvdisasm binary (NULL pointer dereference leading to possible DoS). CUDA toolkit is a software component widely used in general-purpose AI stacks for training, inference, and tooling, making this a software supply chain issue for AI systems. This is a vulnerability (CWE-476) with CVSS indicating low to moderate impact. Sufficient evidence is provided (description, references, CVSS, CWE).

References

Affected or Relevant Artifacts

  • Developer: NVIDIA
  • Deployer: NVIDIA
  • Artifact Details:
TypeName
SystemCUDA Toolkit

Impact

AVID Taxonomy Categorization

  • Risk domains: Security
  • SEP subcategories: S0100: Software Vulnerability
  • Lifecycle stages: L06: Deployment

CVSS

Version3.1
Vector StringCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Base Score3.3
Base Severity🟢 Low
Attack VectorLOCAL
Attack Complexity🟢 Low
Privileges RequiredNONE
User InteractionREQUIRED
ScopeUNCHANGED
Confidentiality ImpactNONE
Integrity ImpactNONE
Availability Impact🟢 Low

CWE

IDDescription
CWE-476CWE-476 NULL Pointer Dereference

Other information

  • Report Type: Advisory
  • Credits:
  • Date Reported: 2025-02-25
  • Version: 0.3.3
  • AVID Entry