#VU86930 NULL pointer dereference in NVIDIA vGPU software (Virtual GPU Manager) Driver - CVE-2024-0079
Published: February 29, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU86930
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-0079
CWE-ID: CWE-476
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 perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error in the kernel mode layer. A malicious guest can pass specially crafted data to the driver and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.