Use After Free in NVIDIA Vgpu Software
CVE-2020-5984
NVIDIA Virtual GPU Manager contains a vulnerability in the vGPU plugin in which it may have the use-after-free vulnerability while freeing some resources, which may lead to denial of service, code execution, and information disclosure. This affects vGPU version 8.x (prior to 8.5), version 10.x (prior to 10.4) and version 11.0.
Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (27.9th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 28th percentile — 27.9% 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 vGPU version 8.x (prior to 8.5), version 10.x (prior to 10.4) and version 11.0
- NVIDIA Virtual GPU Manager — versions 11.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5075 (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-5984?
- CVE-2020-5984 is a high-severity vulnerability in NVIDIA Vgpu Software, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2020-10-02.
- How severe is CVE-2020-5984?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.