Vulnerability in NVIDIA Vgpu Software
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).
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 4.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (32.1th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 32nd percentile — 32.1% 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
- NVIDIA Vgpu Software — versions All
- NVIDIA Virtual GPU
- Canonical Ubuntu Linux — versions 18.04, 19.10, 20.04
References
- nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5031 (Vendor Advisory)
- usn.ubuntu.com/4404-2/ (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- usn.ubuntu.com/4404-1/ (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-5973?
- CVE-2020-5973 is a medium-severity vulnerability in NVIDIA Vgpu Software. CVSS score: 4.4/10. Published 2020-06-30.
- How severe is CVE-2020-5973?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.4 out of 10.