{"id":59700,"date":"2025-07-28T07:39:52","date_gmt":"2025-07-28T07:39:52","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-09-10T18:12:50","modified_gmt":"2025-09-11T00:12:50","slug":"cve-2025-25179-improper-gpu-system-calls-leading-to-potential-system-compromise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-25179-improper-gpu-system-calls-leading-to-potential-system-compromise\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-25179: Improper GPU System Calls Leading to Potential System Compromise<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The vulnerability CVE-2025-25179 is a critical cybersecurity concern that has been discovered in certain software applications. This issue affects software that is installed and run as a non-privileged user. The root cause of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-7793-critical-vulnerability-in-tenda-fh451-leading-to-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"68502\">vulnerability is the improper conduct of GPU system<\/a> calls, which can be manipulated to subvert GPU hardware. This subversion can enable the writing to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-25214-race-condition-vulnerability-in-wwbn-avideo-14-4-leading-to-arbitrary-code-execution\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"68505\">arbitrary physical memory pages which in turn can lead<\/a> to system compromise or data leakage. This vulnerability is significant due to its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-50105-critical-vulnerability-in-oracle-universal-work-queue-allowing-unauthorized-data-access\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"68702\">potential to compromise the integrity of systems<\/a> and expose sensitive user data.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-25179<br \/>\nSeverity: High (CVSS: 7.8)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Local<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: Low<br \/>\nUser Interaction: Required<br \/>\nImpact: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-45346-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-bacula-web-resulting-in-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"68504\">Potential system<\/a> compromise or data leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-1679502325\" class=\"ameeb-content-2 ameeb-entity-placement\"><div style=\"border-left: 4px solid #555; padding-left: 20px; margin: 48px 0; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; color: #ffffff; line-height: 1.6; max-width: 700px;\">\r\n  <h2 style=\"margin-top: 0; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; display: flex; align-items: center;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"display: inline-flex; align-items: center; margin-right: 8px;\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Best-App-icon-Ameeba.png\" alt=\"Ameeba Chat Icon\" style=\"width: 40px; height: 40px;\" \/>\r\n    <\/a>\r\n    A new way to communicate\r\n  <\/h2>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 12px;\">\r\n    Ameeba Chat is built on encrypted identity, not personal profiles.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 16px;\">\r\n    Message, call, share files, and coordinate with identities kept separate.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <ul style=\"list-style: none; padding-left: 0; margin-bottom: 20px;\">\r\n    <li>\u2022 Encrypted identity<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Ameeba Chat authenticates access<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Aliases and categories<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 End-to-end encrypted chat, calls, and files<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Secure notes for sensitive information<\/li>\r\n  <\/ul>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"font-style: italic; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\r\n    Private communication, rethought.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\/download\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Download Ameeba Chat<\/a>\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ffffff; color: #ffffff; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Learn More<\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n<p>Product | Affected Versions<\/p>\n<p>[Insert product] | [Insert affected version]<br \/>\n[Insert product] | [Insert affected version]<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The exploit takes advantage of a specific <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-5243-critical-security-vulnerability-in-smg-software-information-portal\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"68503\">vulnerability in the software<\/a>, where GPU system calls are improperly managed. An attacker with local access can manipulate the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-7027-critical-firmware-vulnerability-enabling-arbitrary-memory-writes-leading-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"69417\">GPU system calls<\/a> to subvert GPU hardware and gain unauthorized access to arbitrary physical memory pages. This could allow the attacker to modify data in memory, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-7419-critical-vulnerability-discovered-in-tenda-o3v2-leading-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"68701\">potentially leading to system<\/a> compromise or data leakage.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-919836704\" class=\"ameeb-content ameeb-entity-placement\"><div class=\"poptin-embedded\" data-id=\"f6b387694f681\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/div>\n<p>Here is a conceptual example of how this vulnerability might be exploited:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">$ .\/exploit -a target_addr -p payload.bin<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In this conceptual example, the `exploit` binary is run with the target address (`target_addr`) and a binary file containing the malicious payload (`payload.bin`). This exploit binary would contain code to manipulate the GPU system <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-31278-memory-corruption-vulnerability-with-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"70359\">calls<\/a> and write the malicious payload to the specified target address in memory.<br \/>\nPlease note that this is a simplified and conceptual example. Real-world exploits would likely involve more complex steps and be more difficult to execute.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mitigation Guidance<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The primary <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-21120-trusting-http-permission-methods-on-the-server-side-vulnerability-in-dell-avamar\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"81533\">method to mitigate this vulnerability<\/a> is to apply the vendor&#8217;s patch once it becomes available. If a patch is not yet available, using a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or an Intrusion Detection System (IDS) can serve as temporary mitigation. These systems can help detect and prevent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-36600-dell-bios-improper-access-control-vulnerability-allows-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"70107\">potential<\/a> exploits of this vulnerability. As always, follow best practices for system security, including keeping <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-25180-underprivileged-software-manipulates-gpu-system-calls-for-unauthorized-access\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"88725\">software up-to-date and monitoring systems<\/a> for unusual activity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview The vulnerability CVE-2025-25179 is a critical cybersecurity concern that has been discovered in certain software applications. This issue affects software that is installed and run as a non-privileged user. The root cause of the vulnerability is the improper conduct of GPU system calls, which can be manipulated to subvert GPU hardware. This subversion can [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"vendor":[],"product":[],"attack_vector":[],"asset_type":[],"severity":[],"exploit_status":[],"class_list":["post-59700","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59700","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=59700"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59700\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":81536,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59700\/revisions\/81536"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=59700"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=59700"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=59700"},{"taxonomy":"vendor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vendor?post=59700"},{"taxonomy":"product","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product?post=59700"},{"taxonomy":"attack_vector","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/attack_vector?post=59700"},{"taxonomy":"asset_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/asset_type?post=59700"},{"taxonomy":"severity","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/severity?post=59700"},{"taxonomy":"exploit_status","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/exploit_status?post=59700"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}