CVE-2023-31018 (GCVE-0-2023-31018)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-11-02 18:56 – Updated: 2025-02-27 20:35
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Title
CVE
Summary
NVIDIA GPU Driver for Windows and Linux contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer, where an unprivileged regular user can cause a NULL-pointer dereference, which may lead to denial of service.
Severity
6.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
nvidia vGPU driver and Cloud gaming driver Affected: All versions prior to and including 13.8, 15.3, 16.1 and all versions prior to and including September 2023 release
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