---
id: CVE-2023-38672
aliases:
  - GHSA-cv2j-922j-hr56
  - PYSEC-2023-125
title: Float point exception (FPE) in paddlepaddle
summary: Float point exception (FPE) in paddlepaddle
severity: medium
cvss: 4.7
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:L'
vendor: paddlepaddle
product: paddlepaddle
ecosystem: pip
affected:
  - paddlepaddle < 2.5.0
patched:
  - paddlepaddle 2.5.0
published: '2023-07-26'
updated: '2026-09-10'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-10T03:49:54.387019708Z'
source: OSV
sourceUrl: 'https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-cv2j-922j-hr56'
references:
  - url: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-38672'
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/PaddlePaddle/Paddle/commit/09926af166b060c9a9845c309110d3baa82921fd
  - url: 'https://github.com/PaddlePaddle/Paddle'
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/PaddlePaddle/Paddle/blob/develop/security/advisory/pdsa-2023-004.md
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/paddlepaddle/PYSEC-2023-125.yaml
tags:
  - osv
  - pip
epss: 0.00745
epssPercentile: 0.52777
ingestedAt: '2026-09-12T03:13:01.689Z'
---

## Overview

FPE in paddle.linalg.matrix_power in PaddlePaddle before 2.5.0. This flaw can cause a runtime crash and a denial of service.


## Affected packages

- `paddlepaddle < 2.5.0`

## Remediation

Upgrade to a patched release:

- `paddlepaddle 2.5.0`