Privilege Escalation and Information Disclosure in NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows
CVE-2023-0192

7.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor
NVIDIA
Status
vGPU software (Virtual GPU Manager - Citrix Hypervisor, VMware vSphere, Red Hat Enterprise Linux KVM), NVIDIA Cloud Gaming (Virtual GPU Manager - Red Hat Enterprise Linux KVM)
Vendor
CVE Published:
1 April 2023

Summary

The NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows contains a security vulnerability in the kernel mode layer handler. This flaw is the result of improper privilege management, allowing malicious users to escalate their privileges and potentially access sensitive information. Utilizing this vulnerability could lead to unauthorized control over the affected system, making it critical for users to apply the necessary updates and patches to mitigate the risks associated with this issue.

Affected Version(s)

vGPU software (Virtual GPU Manager - Citrix Hypervisor, VMware vSphere, Red Hat Enterprise Linux KVM), 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

CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.8
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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