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NVIDIA Container Toolkit < 1.17.4 (2025_02)

high Nessus Plugin ID 216261

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Synopsis

The remote host is missing a security update.

Description

The version of NVIDIA Container Toolkit installed on the remote host is prior to 1.17.4. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the February 2025 advisory.

 - NVIDIA Container Toolkit for Linux contains a Time-of-Check Time-of-Use (TOCTOU) vulnerability when used with default configuration, where a crafted container image could gain access to the host file system. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to code execution, denial of service, escalation of privileges, information disclosure, and data tampering. (CVE-2025-23359)

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

Solution

Upgrade to NVIDIA Container Toolkit version 1.17.4 or later.

See Also

https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5616

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 216261

File Name: nvidia_container_toolkit_2025_02.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Misc.

Published: 2/14/2025

Updated: 2/14/2025

Configuration: Enable thorough checks

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Critical

Score: 9.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.6

Temporal Score: 5.6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-23359

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.3

Temporal Score: 7.2

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:nvidia:container_toolkit

Required KB Items: installed_sw/NVIDIA Container Toolkit

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 2/10/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/11/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-23359

IAVB: 2025-B-0021