🛡️ CVE-2023-0181 on Debian — nvidia-graphics-drivers

⚪ Unknown ✅ No Known Exploit OSV
N/A
CVSS Score
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Description

NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows and Linux contains a vulnerability in a kernel mode layer handler, where memory permissions are not correctly checked, which may lead to denial of service and data tampering.

Distribution advisory

This page covers CVE-2023-0181 as tracked by Debian, for the package nvidia-graphics-drivers. The fix is available in version 525.105.17-1; earlier versions remain affected.

How this vulnerability can be exploited

This issue can be reached with local access to the system, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs low-level privileges on the target. No user interaction is required. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality none, integrity high, availability high.

Weakness class

DEBIAN-CVE-2023-0181 is classified as CWE-280: Improper Handling of Insufficient Permissions or Privileges. The product does not handle or incorrectly handles when it has insufficient privileges to access resources or functionality as specified by their permissions. This may cause it to follow unexpected code paths that may leave the product in an invalid state.

Affected software

DEBIAN-CVE-2023-0181 is recorded against 5 packages.

  • nvidia-graphics-drivers (fixed in 525.105.17-1)
  • nvidia-graphics-drivers-tesla (fixed in 525.105.17-1)
  • nvidia-graphics-drivers-tesla-450 (fixed in 450.236.01-1~deb11u1)
  • nvidia-graphics-drivers-tesla-470 (fixed in 470.182.03-1)
  • nvidia-open-gpu-kernel-modules (fixed in 525.105.17-1)

Timeline and source

Published on 1 April 2023 and last revised on 7 August 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.

References

security-tracker.debian.org (Advisory)

CVE-2023-0181 on other distributions

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Details

Severity Unknown
CVSS Score N/A
CVSS Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
CWE N/A
Public Exploit ✅ No
Source OSV
Published 2023-04-01
Updated 2026-08-12
Modified 2026-08-07
Fix URL N/A

Affected Packages

Software From version Fixed in
nvidia-graphics-drivers — 525.105.17-1
nvidia-graphics-drivers-tesla — 525.105.17-1
nvidia-graphics-drivers-tesla-450 — 450.236.01-1~deb11u1
nvidia-graphics-drivers-tesla-470 — 470.182.03-1
nvidia-open-gpu-kernel-modules — 525.105.17-1

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