NULL pointer dereference in NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver - CVE-2023-31018

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NULL pointer dereference in NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver - CVE-2023-31018

Published: October 31, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU82618
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-31018
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error in GPU Display Driver. A local user can pass specially crafted data to the driver and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Affected software

NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver
NVIDIA Linux GPU Display Driver

How to mitigate CVE-2023-31018

Install updates from vendor's website.

NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver - addressed in versions 474.64, 529.19, 537.70
NVIDIA Linux GPU Display Driver - addressed in versions 470.223.02, 525.147.05, 535.109.03

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