CVE-2024-0134: nvidia nvidia_container_toolkit UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2024-0134 is a medium (CVSS 4.1) UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following vulnerability in nvidia nvidia_container_toolkit. EPSS estimates a 0.39% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 33.2% of scored vulnerabilities.
Not severe (CVSS 4.1, network access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 1 · Related 3Timeline
- 05-11-2024PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 05-11-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
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.
CVSS metrics
4 scores · 4 sources · 1 version- OSV · WolfiEcosystem advisory · calculated4.1MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N
- OSV · ChainguardEcosystem advisory · calculated4.1MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N
- NVDNIST4.1MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N
EPSS trend
Probability
0.39%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
33%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
Increase +0.02 pp
From 0.37% on 04-10-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEVNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
ENISA CNWNot in the ENISA CNW catalog.
CIRCLNot in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Known conditions: network-reachable, low-privilege account, user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
Nvidia2 products
- nvidia_container_toolkitAll versions up to and including v1.16.2 | < 1.17
- nvidia_gpu_operatorAll versions up to and including 24.6.2 | < 24.9.0
Chainguard1 product
- nvidia-container-toolkit< 1.17.4-r0
Wolfi1 product
- nvidia-container-toolkit< 1.17.4-r0
3 vendors · 4 products
