Improper Authorization in NVIDIA vGPU software (Virtual GPU Manager) Driver - CVE-2024-0077

 

Improper Authorization in NVIDIA vGPU software (Virtual GPU Manager) Driver - CVE-2024-0077

Published: February 29, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU86929
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-0077
CWE-ID: CWE-285
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: nVidia
Affected software:
NVIDIA vGPU software (Virtual GPU Manager) Driver

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a malicious guest to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper authorization within the vGPU plugin when allocating resources for the guest OS. A malicious guest can escalate privileges on the system.


How to mitigate CVE-2024-0077

Install updates from vendor's website.

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