Advisory Details

February 19th, 2025

NVIDIA Container Toolkit mount_files Time-Of-Check Time-Of-Use Race Condition Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

CVE ID	CVE-2025-23359
CVSS SCORE	9.0, AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
AFFECTED VENDORS	NVIDIA
AFFECTED PRODUCTS	Container Toolkit
VULNERABILITY DETAILS	This vulnerability allows remote attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of NVIDIA Container Toolkit. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute code within a container in order to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the mount_files function. The issue results from the lack of proper locking when performing operations on an object. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of the host.
ADDITIONAL DETAILS	NVIDIA has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at: https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5616
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE	2025-02-11 - Vulnerability reported to vendor 2025-02-19 - Coordinated public release of advisory 2025-02-19 - Advisory Updated
CREDIT	Dre Cura of Trend Micro Security Research

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