NVIDIA GPU Display Driver on Linux Kernel Mode Layer untrusted pointer dereference

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in NVIDIA GPU Display Driver on Linux. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Kernel Mode Layer. Such manipulation leads to untrusted pointer dereference. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2023-0189. The attack needs to be performed locally. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in NVIDIA GPU Display Driver on Linux (Hardware Driver Software) (unknown version) and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown code block of the component Kernel Mode Layer. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a untrusted pointer dereference vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-822. The product obtains a value from an untrusted source, converts this value to a pointer, and dereferences the resulting pointer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Linux contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer handler which may lead to code execution, denial of service, escalation of privileges, information disclosure, and data tampering.

The weakness was released 04/01/2023. The advisory is available at nvidia.custhelp.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2023-0189 since 01/11/2023. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 04/01/2023).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.3

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Untrusted pointer dereference
CWE: CWE-822
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Timelineinfo

01/11/2023 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: nvidia.com

Advisory: nvidia.custhelp.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-0189 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-0189
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-224726

Entryinfo

Created: 04/01/2023 22:08
Changes: 04/01/2023 22:08 (48)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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