Double Free in NVIDIA Vgpu Software
CVE-2020-5988
NVIDIA Virtual GPU Manager contains a vulnerability in the vGPU plugin, in which allocated memory can be freed twice, which may lead to information disclosure or denial of service. This affects vGPU version 8.x (prior to 8.5), version 10.x (prior to 10.4) and version 11.0.
Vulnerability class: Double Free
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (21.0th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 21st percentile — 21.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · 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-2020-5988?
- CVE-2020-5988 is a high-severity vulnerability in NVIDIA Vgpu Software, classified under Double Free. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2020-10-02.
- How severe is CVE-2020-5988?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.