NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting nvidia-graphics-drivers-tesla-450 package, versions <450.248.02-4


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on default assessment until relevant scores are available.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.14% (4th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN11-NVIDIAGRAPHICSDRIVERSTESLA450-13537178
  • published13 Oct 2025
  • disclosed23 Oct 2025

Introduced: 13 Oct 2025

CVE-2025-23300  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:11 nvidia-graphics-drivers-tesla-450 to version 450.248.02-4 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream nvidia-graphics-drivers-tesla-450 package and not the nvidia-graphics-drivers-tesla-450 package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:11 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.