CVE-2025-23277 is a high-severity vulnerability in NVIDIA Display Drivers for Windows and Linux, including affected NVIDIA virtual GPU environments. The flaw exists in the kernel mode driver, where insufficient bounds validation allows memory access outside the boundaries permitted under normal operation. The provided content describes this as improper bounds checking when processing certain requests or crafted operation sequences in core display driver routines that interact directly with hardware. Because the vulnerable component executes in kernel mode, exploitation occurs in a highly privileged context and can affect both standalone GPU deployments and virtualized/vGPU deployments.
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Vulnerability referenced in NVIDIA Virtual GPU Manager plugin advisory; specific technical details are not provided in the content.
A high-severity out-of-bounds memory access vulnerability in NVIDIA Display Drivers kernel mode components for Windows, Linux, and vGPU environments that can lead to denial of service, data tampering, and information disclosure.
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