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
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (32.6th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 33rd percentile — 32.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: +0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4772 (Vendor Advisory)
- usn.ubuntu.com/3904-1/ (vendor-advisory)
- nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4738 (Vendor Advisory)
- support.lenovo.com/us/en/solutions/LEN-26250
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.