Full Report
Unit 42 researchers detail nine vulnerabilities discovered in NVIDIA’s CUDA-based toolkit. The affected utilities help analyze cubin (binary) files. The post Multiple Vulnerabilities Discovered in NVIDIA CUDA Toolkit appeared first on Unit 42.
Analysis Summary
# Vulnerability: Multiple Flaws in NVIDIA CUDA Toolkit Utilities (cuobjdump & nvdisasm)
## CVE Details
- CVE ID: CVE-2024-53870 through CVE-2024-53878 (9 distinct CVEs)
- CVSS Score: Not explicitly provided, but impact suggests **Low to Medium** severity (limited DoS/Info Disclosure)
- CWE: Not specified in the summary.
## Affected Systems
- Products: NVIDIA CUDA Toolkit utilities: `cuobjdump` and `nvdisasm`.
- Versions: Previous versions of the CUDA Toolkit prior to the February 2025 update.
- Configurations: Environments where developers use `cuobjdump` and `nvdisasm` to analyze CUDA binary files.
## Vulnerability Description
This summary covers nine coordinated vulnerabilities discovered in the NVIDIA CUDA Toolkit utilities `cuobjdump` and `nvdisasm`. These tools are used by developers to inspect and optimize CUDA binary files for NVIDIA GPUs. While these utilities do not directly execute CUDA code, exploitation could potentially lead to limited denial of service or limited information disclosure within the targeted developer environments.
## Exploitation
- Status: Not explicitly stated, assume **PoC available** or theoretical based on disclosure.
- Complexity: Likely **Low** or **Medium** as the impact is described as "limited."
- Attack Vector: Implied to be **Local** or affecting the developer/system processing malicious binary files.
## Impact
- Confidentiality: Limited Information Disclosure
- Integrity: Not explicitly detailed (likely limited data corruption or parsing failure)
- Availability: Limited Denial of Service (DoS)
## Remediation
### Patches
- NVIDIA released an update in **February 2025** to address these issues. (Specific version numbers are not detailed in this summary).
- Vendor Advisory Link: https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5594 (defanged)
### Workarounds
- Use the most recent CUDA Toolkit release to avoid vulnerable versions of `cuobjdump` and `nvdisasm`.
## Detection
- Detection systems (like NGFW with Advanced Threat Prevention) may provide protection. No specific Indicators of Compromise (IOCs) are provided, but monitoring for unusual behavior related to the execution/parsing of these utilities or corrupted inputs might be relevant.
## References
- Vendor Advisory: https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5594
- Specific CVEs: CVE-2024-53870 to CVE-2024-53878