Description
NVIDIA Container Toolkit and NVIDIA GPU Operator for Linux contain a UNIX vulnerability where a specially crafted container image can lead to the creation of unauthorized files on the host. The name and location of the files cannot be controlled by an attacker. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to data tampering.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA | NVIDIA Container Toolkit | All versions up to and including v1.16.2 | — |
| NVIDIA | NVIDIA GPU Operator | All versions up to and including 24.6.2 | — |
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.
SUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES 15 SP7 | nvidia-container-toolkit | 1.18.0-150200.5.17.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:4187-1 |
| SLES 15 SP6 | nvidia-container-toolkit | 1.18.0-150200.5.17.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:4187-1 |
| SLES 15 SP5 | nvidia-container-toolkit | 1.18.0-150200.5.17.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:4187-1 |
| SLES 15 SP4 | nvidia-container-toolkit | 1.18.0-150200.5.17.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:4187-1 |
| SLES 15 SP3 | nvidia-container-toolkit | 1.18.0-150200.5.17.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:4187-1 |
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| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES for SAP 15 SP5 | nvidia-container-toolkit | 1.18.0-150200.5.17.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:4187-1 |
| SLES for SAP 15 SP4 | nvidia-container-toolkit | 1.18.0-150200.5.17.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:4187-1 |
| SLES for SAP 15 SP3 | nvidia-container-toolkit | 1.18.0-150200.5.17.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:4187-1 |
| SLE HPC 15 SP5 | nvidia-container-toolkit | 1.18.0-150200.5.17.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:4187-1 |
| SLE HPC 15 SP4 | nvidia-container-toolkit | 1.18.0-150200.5.17.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:4187-1 |
| SLE HPC 15 SP3 | nvidia-container-toolkit | 1.18.0-150200.5.17.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:4187-1 |
| SUSE Enterprise Storage 7.1 | nvidia-container-toolkit | 1.18.0-150200.5.17.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:4187-1 |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Leap 15.6 | nvidia-container-toolkit | 1.18.0-150200.5.17.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:4187-1 |
Azure Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Azure Linux 3 | nvidia-container-toolkit | 1.17.1-1 | — |
| Azure Linux 2 (CBL-Mariner) | nvidia-container-toolkit | 1.17.1-1 | — |
Wolfi
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wolfi rolling | nvidia-container-toolkit | 1.17.4-r0 | — |
Advisories 1
- SUSE-SU-2025:4187-1 Security update for nvidia-container-toolkit SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Mar 23, 2026