CVE-2025-33235 [High] | Information Disclosure in Nvidia Resiliency Extension

NVIDIA Resiliency Extension for Linux contains a vulnerability in the checkpointing core, where an attacker may cause a race condition. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to information disclosure, data tampering, denial of service, or escalation of privileges.

#	Date	Old EPSS score	New EPSS score	Delta (New - Old)
1	2025-12-17	—	0.01%	—

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Old EPSS score

New EPSS score

Delta (New - Old)

2025-12-17

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0.01%

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Base score	Version	Severity	Vector	Exploitability	Impact	Score source
7.8	3.1	HIGH	`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H` Click to expand Attack vector (AV:L) They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by. Attack complexity (AC:L) Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup. Privileges required (PR:L) A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin. User interaction (UI:N) Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping. Scope (S:U) Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems. Confidentiality (C:H) Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way. Integrity (I:H) They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt. Availability (A:H) Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.	1.8	5.9	[email protected]
7.0	3.1	HIGH	`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H` Click to expand Attack vector (AV:L) They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by. Attack complexity (AC:H) Even with access, the exploit needs extra luck, timing, or a fussy environment to actually work. Privileges required (PR:L) A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin. User interaction (UI:N) Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping. Scope (S:U) Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems. Confidentiality (C:H) Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way. Integrity (I:H) They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt. Availability (A:H) Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.	1.0	5.9	[email protected]

Base score

Version

Severity

Vector

Exploitability

Impact

Score source

7.8

3.1

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand

Attack vector (AV:L): They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
Attack complexity (AC:L): Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L): A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N): Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U): Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H): Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H): They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H): Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.

1.8

5.9

[email protected]

7.0

3.1

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand

Attack vector (AV:L): They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
Attack complexity (AC:H): Even with access, the exploit needs extra luck, timing, or a fussy environment to actually work.
Privileges required (PR:L): A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N): Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U): Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H): Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H): They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H): Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.

1.0

5.9

[email protected]

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2025-33235

Vendor	Product	Version	Raw CPE
nvidia	nvidia_resiliency_extension	< 0.5.0	cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:nvidia_resiliency_extension::::::::
nvidia	nvidia_resiliency_extension	0.5.0	cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:nvidia_resiliency_extension:0.5.0:rc1::::::
nvidia	nvidia_resiliency_extension	0.5.0	cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:nvidia_resiliency_extension:0.5.0:rc2::::::
nvidia	nvidia_resiliency_extension	0.5.0	cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:nvidia_resiliency_extension:0.5.0:rc3::::::
nvidia	nvidia_resiliency_extension	0.5.0	cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:nvidia_resiliency_extension:0.5.0:rc4::::::
nvidia	nvidia_resiliency_extension	0.5.0	cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:nvidia_resiliency_extension:0.5.0:rc5::::::
nvidia	nvidia_resiliency_extension	0.5.0	cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:nvidia_resiliency_extension:0.5.0:rc6::::::
nvidia	nvidia_resiliency_extension	0.5.0	cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:nvidia_resiliency_extension:0.5.0:rc7::::::
nvidia	nvidia_resiliency_extension	0.5.0	cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:nvidia_resiliency_extension:0.5.0:rc8::::::

References for CVE-2025-33235

URL	Tags
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-33235	US Government Resource VDB Entry
https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5746	Patch Vendor Advisory
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-33235	Third Party Advisory

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CVE-2025-33235

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2025-33235

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2025-33235

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Affected software / configurations for CVE-2025-33235

References for CVE-2025-33235