Information disclosure in NVIDIA GPU Driver
CVE-2018-6260
NVIDIA graphics driver contains a vulnerability that may allow access to application data processed on the GPU through a side channel exposed by the GPU performance counters. Local user access is required. This is not a network or remote attack vector.
Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure
EPSS: 0.004 (32.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
Affected products
- Nvidia Gpu_driver
- Nvidia Corporation Gpu Graphics Driver — versions N/A
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- psirt@nvidia.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
- psirt@nvidia.com (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory)
- psirt@nvidia.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
- psirt@nvidia.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-6260?
- CVE-2018-6260 is a medium-severity vulnerability in NVIDIA GPU Driver, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2018-11-13.
- How severe is CVE-2018-6260?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2018-6260 known to be exploited?
- 4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.