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Vulnerability record · CVE-2025-2953 · published 30 March 2025

CVE-2025-2953: Linuxfoundation pytorch improper resource shutdown vulnerability

Linuxfoundation · Pytorch

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in PyTorch 2.6.0+cu124. Affected by this issue is the function torch.mkldnn_max_pool2d. The manipulation leads to denial of service. An attack has to be approached locally. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The real existence of this vulnerability is still doubted at the moment. The security policy of the project warns to use unknown models which might establish malicious effects.

4.8 CVSS 4.0 Medium EPSS 0.26% · top 84.4% CWE-404 · Improper resource shutdown
4.8CVSS 4.0 base score, v2 1.7
0.26%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
7References, 3 tagged exploit
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in PyTorch 2.6.0+cu124. Affected by this issue is the function torch.mkldnn_max_pool2d. The manipulation leads to denial of service. An attack has to be approached locally. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The real existence of this vulnerability is still doubted at the moment. The security policy of the project warns to use unknown models which might establish malicious effects.

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://github.com/pytorch/pytorch/blob/main/SECURITY.md#untrusted-models
https://github.com/pytorch/pytorch/issues/149274 ExploitIssue Tracking
https://github.com/pytorch/pytorch/issues/149274#issue-2923122269 ExploitIssue Tracking
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.302006 Permissions RequiredVDB Entry
https://vuldb.com/?id.302006 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://vuldb.com/?submit.521279 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://github.com/pytorch/pytorch/issues/149274 ExploitIssue Tracking

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2025-2953), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-10-05). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.