CVE-2020-5983

Description

NVIDIA Virtual GPU Manager contains a vulnerability in the vGPU plugin and the host driver kernel module, in which the potential exists to write to a memory location that is outside the intended boundary of the frame buffer memory allocated to guest operating systems, which may lead to denial of service or information disclosure. This affects vGPU version 8.x (prior to 8.5), version 10.x (prior to 10.4) and version 11.0.

Category

7.1
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.05%
Vendor Advisory custhelp.com
Affected: NVIDIA NVIDIA vGPU Software
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5075 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2020-5983?
CVE-2020-5983 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2020-5983?
To fix CVE-2020-5983, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2020-5983 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2020-5983 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2020-5983?
CVE-2020-5983 affects NVIDIA NVIDIA vGPU Software.
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