Amazon Linux 2023 : libnvidia-cfg, libnvidia-ml, nvidia-driver-cuda (ALAS2023NVIDIA-2025-068)

high Nessus Plugin ID 235889

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Synopsis

The remote Amazon Linux 2023 host is missing a security update.

Description

It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ALAS2023NVIDIA-2025-068 advisory.

NVIDIA GPU kernel driver for Windows and Linux contains a vulnerability where a potential user-mode attacker could read a buffer with an incorrect length. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to denial of service. (CVE-2024-0131)

NVIDIA GPU display driver for Windows and Linux contains a vulnerability where referencing memory after it has been freed can lead to denial of service or data tampering. (CVE-2024-0147)

NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Linux contains a vulnerability which could allow an attacker unauthorized access to files. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to limited information disclosure.
(CVE-2024-0149)

NVIDIA Unified Memory driver for Linux contains a vulnerability where an attacker could leak uninitialized memory. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to information disclosure. (CVE-2024-53869)

NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Linux contains a vulnerability which could allow an unprivileged attacker to escalate permissions. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to code execution, denial of service, escalation of privileges, information disclosure, and data tampering. (CVE-2025-23244)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the tested product security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Run 'dnf update nvidia-driver --releasever latest' or or 'dnf update --advisory ALAS2023NVIDIA-2025-068 --releasever latest' to update your system.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 235889

File Name: al2023_ALAS2023NVIDIA-2025-068.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: Local

Agent: unix

Family: Amazon Linux Local Security Checks

Published: 5/13/2025

Updated: 5/14/2026

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-23244

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:amazon:linux:2023, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:libnvidia-ml, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:libnvidia-cfg, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:nvidia-driver-cuda-libs, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:nvidia-driver-cuda

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/AmazonLinux/release, Host/AmazonLinux/rpm-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/13/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/30/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-0131, CVE-2024-0147, CVE-2024-0149, CVE-2024-53869, CVE-2025-23244

IAVA: 2025-A-0309

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