NVIDIA Virtual GPU Manager up to 8.4/10.3 vGPU Plugin double free
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Summary
A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in NVIDIA Virtual GPU Manager up to 8.4/10.3. This impacts an unknown function of the component vGPU Plugin. This manipulation causes double free. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2020-5988. The attack can only be executed locally. There is no exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.
Details
A vulnerability was found in NVIDIA Virtual GPU Manager up to 8.4/10.3. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing of the component vGPU Plugin. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a double free vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-415. The product calls free() twice on the same memory address, potentially leading to modification of unexpected memory locations. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
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.
The weakness was shared 10/02/2020 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at nvidia.custhelp.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2020-5988 since 01/07/2020. Attacking locally is a requirement. Required for exploitation is a single authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.
Upgrading to version 8.5, 10.4 or 11.0 eliminates this vulnerability.
The entries VDB-162250, VDB-162251, VDB-162252 and VDB-162253 are related to this item. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.
Product
Vendor
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License
Website
- Vendor: https://www.nvidia.com/
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.2VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.1
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Exploiting
Class: Double freeCWE: CWE-415 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No
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Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: Virtual GPU Manager 8.5/10.4/11.0
Timeline
01/07/2020 🔍10/02/2020 🔍
10/03/2020 🔍
11/16/2020 🔍
Sources
Vendor: nvidia.comAdvisory: nvidia.custhelp.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2020-5988 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-5988
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-162259
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Entry
Created: 10/03/2020 06:41Updated: 11/16/2020 12:25
Changes: 10/03/2020 06:41 (40), 10/03/2020 06:46 (3), 11/15/2020 10:18 (4), 11/16/2020 12:18 (1), 11/16/2020 12:25 (14)
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