CVE-2020-5973

NVIDIA Virtual GPU Manager and the guest drivers contain a vulnerability in vGPU plugin, in which there is the potential to execute privileged operations, which may lead to denial of service. This affects vGPU version 8.x (prior to 8.4), version 9.x (prior to 9.4) and version 10.x (prior to 10.3).

CVSS v3.0 4.4 MEDIUM
CVSS v2.0 2.1 LOW

4.4^/10

CVSS v3.0 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 0.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required HIGH

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

2.1^/10

CVSS v2.0 : LOW

Vector : AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5031	Vendor Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4404-2/	Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4404-1/	Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:virtual_gpu::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:virtual_gpu::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:virtual_gpu::::::::

Configuration 2 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04::::lts:::
	cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:19.10:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.04::::lts:::

Information

Published : 2020-06-30 23:15

Updated : 2021-07-21 11:39

NVD link : CVE-2020-5973

Mitre link : CVE-2020-5973

JSON object : View

Products Affected

nvidia

virtual_gpu

canonical

ubuntu_linux

CWE

CWE-20

Improper Input Validation

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