Description
nvidia-cg-toolkit-installer in nvidia-cg-toolkit 2.0.0015 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/nvidia-cg-toolkit-manifest temporary file.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | nvidia-cg-toolkit | No fix yet | — |
| Debian 13 | nvidia-cg-toolkit | No fix yet | — |
| Debian 12 | nvidia-cg-toolkit | No fix yet | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 26.10 | nvidia-cg-toolkit | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | nvidia-cg-toolkit | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 25.10 | nvidia-cg-toolkit | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | nvidia-cg-toolkit | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | nvidia-cg-toolkit | No fix yet | — |
Show 3 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | nvidia-cg-toolkit | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | nvidia-cg-toolkit | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | nvidia-cg-toolkit | No fix yet | — |