Out-of-Bounds Read in NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows and Linux
CVE-2023-0188

5.5MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

Nvidia
Status
Vgpu Software (guest Driver - Windows), Vgpu Software (guest Driver - Linux), Vgpu Software (virtual Gpu Manager - Citrix Hypervisor, Vmware Vsphere, Red Hat Enterprise Linux Kvm), Nvidia Cloud Gaming (guest Driver - Windows), Nvidia Cloud Gaming (guest Driver - Linux), Nvidia Cloud Gaming (virtual Gpu Manager - Red Hat Enterprise Linux Kvm)
Vendor
CVE Published:
1 April 2023

What is CVE-2023-0188?

The NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for both Windows and Linux is affected by a flaw in the kernel mode layer handler. This vulnerability allows an unprivileged user to manipulate operation restrictions, leading to an out-of-bounds read. Exploitation of this weakness could result in instability and denial of service, affecting the performance and reliability of systems utilizing the driver.

Affected Version(s)

vGPU software (guest driver - Windows), vGPU software (guest driver - Linux), vGPU software (Virtual GPU Manager - Citrix Hypervisor, VMware vSphere, Red Hat Enterprise Linux KVM), NVIDIA Cloud Gaming (guest driver - Windows), NVIDIA Cloud Gaming (guest driver - Linux), NVIDIA Cloud Gaming (Virtual GPU Manager - Red Hat Enterprise Linux KVM) All versions prior to and including 15.1, 13.6, 11.11, and all versions prior to and including February 2023 release

References

https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5452
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202310-02

CVSS V3.1

Score:
5.5
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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