NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting nvidia-graphics-drivers-580 package, versions <580.95.05-0ubuntu0.22.04.1


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.14% (4th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU2204-NVIDIAGRAPHICSDRIVERS580-13711987
  • published25 Nov 2025
  • disclosed23 Oct 2025

Introduced: 23 Oct 2025

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

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:22.04 nvidia-graphics-drivers-580 to version 580.95.05-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream nvidia-graphics-drivers-580 package and not the nvidia-graphics-drivers-580 package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:22.04 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.