CVE-2025-23300
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Description
NVIDIA Display Driver for Linux contains a vulnerability in the kernel driver, where a user could cause a null pointer dereference by allocating a specific memory resource. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to denial of service.
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS score
5.5
(v3.1)
Vulnerability status
Deferred
Source identifier
Published
2025-10-23 19:15:49.580000
Last modified
2026-10-18 21:10:00.120000
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