diff --git a/etc/spack/defaults/packages.yaml b/etc/spack/defaults/packages.yaml
index b9fdd4b3dba..d52a035b0c3 100644
--- a/etc/spack/defaults/packages.yaml
+++ b/etc/spack/defaults/packages.yaml
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ packages:
       armci: [armcimpi]
       blas: [openblas, amdblis]
       c: [gcc]
+      cub: [cub]
       cxx: [gcc]
       D: [ldc]
       daal: [intel-oneapi-daal]
diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/cuda/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/cuda/package.py
index ea7b314418d..a08f68db9bf 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/cuda/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/cuda/package.py
@@ -702,6 +702,47 @@ class Cuda(Package):
     provides("opencl@:1.2", when="@7:")
     provides("opencl@:1.1", when="@:6")
 
+    for cuda_ver, cub_ver in [
+        ["12.6.3", "2.5.0"],
+        ["12.6.2", "2.5.0"],
+        ["12.6.1", "2.5.0"],
+        ["12.6.0", "2.5.0"],
+        ["12.5.1", "2.4.0"],
+        ["12.5.0", "2.4.0"],
+        ["12.4.1", "2.3.1"],
+        ["12.4.0", "2.3.1"],
+        ["12.3.2", "2.2.0"],
+        ["12.3.1", "2.2.0"],
+        ["12.3.0", "2.2.0"],
+        ["12.2.2", "2.1.0"],
+        ["12.2.1", "2.1.0"],
+        ["12.2.0", "2.0.1"],
+        ["12.1.1", "2.0.1"],
+        ["12.1.0", "2.0.1"],
+        ["12.0.1", "2.0.1"],
+        ["12.0.0", "2.0.1"],
+        ["11.8.0", "1.15.1"],
+        ["11.7.1", "1.15.0"],
+        ["11.7.0", "1.15.0"],
+        ["11.6.2", "1.15.0"],
+        ["11.6.1", "1.15.0"],
+        ["11.6.0", "1.15.0"],
+        ["11.5.2", "1.13.1"],
+        ["11.5.1", "1.13.1"],
+        ["11.5.0", "1.13.1"],
+        ["11.4.4", "1.12.1"],
+        ["11.4.3", "1.12.1"],
+        ["11.4.2", "1.12.1"],
+        ["11.4.1", "1.12.1"],
+        ["11.4.0", "1.12.1"],
+        ["11.3.1", "1.11.0"],
+        ["11.3.0", "1.11.0"],
+        ["11.2.2", "1.10.0"],
+        ["11.2.1", "1.10.0"],
+        ["11.2.0", "1.10.0"],
+    ]:
+        provides(f"cub@{cub_ver}", when=f"@{cuda_ver}")
+
     @classmethod
     def determine_version(cls, exe):
         output = Executable(exe)("--version", output=str, error=str)