#VU86929 Improper Authorization in NVIDIA vGPU software (Virtual GPU Manager) Driver - CVE-2024-0077
Published: February 29, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU86929
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: 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
Vulnerable software:
NVIDIA vGPU software (Virtual GPU Manager) Driver
NVIDIA vGPU software (Virtual GPU Manager) Driver
Software vendor:
nVidia
nVidia
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.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.