Vulnerability in NVIDIA Vgpu Software
CVE-2020-5969
NVIDIA Virtual GPU Manager contains a vulnerability in the vGPU plugin, in which it validates a shared resource before using it, creating a race condition which may lead to denial of service or information disclosure. 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).
Vulnerability class: Race Condition
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.002 (9.4th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 9th percentile — 9.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- NVIDIA Vgpu Software — versions All
- NVIDIA Virtual GPU Manager
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5031 (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-5969?
- CVE-2020-5969 is a medium-severity vulnerability in NVIDIA Vgpu Software, classified under Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization (Race Condition). CVSS score: 6.3/10. Published 2020-06-30.
- How severe is CVE-2020-5969?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.3 out of 10.