Out-of-Bounds Access Vulnerability in NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows and Linux
CVE-2023-0191

7.1HIGH

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

Summary

The NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for both Windows and Linux is affected by a vulnerability in its kernel mode layer handler. This issue allows for out-of-bounds access, which can result in severe consequences such as denial of service or unauthorized data tampering. Users of the affected driver should be vigilant and update to the latest version to mitigate potential risks associated with exploitation.

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:
7.1
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
High
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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