Vulnerability · Published Nov 2, 2023 · Assigned by nvidia
CVE-2023-31018CVE
Medium 6.5
In plain English
A medium-severity null pointer dereference in vGPU driver and Cloud gaming driver from nvidia. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 11% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 89.0% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
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.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | nvidia-graphics-drivers-390 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-31018 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | nvidia-graphics-drivers-418-server | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-31018 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | nvidia-graphics-drivers-430 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-31018 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | nvidia-graphics-drivers-440 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-31018 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | nvidia-graphics-drivers-450 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-31018 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | nvidia-graphics-drivers-450-server | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-31018 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | nvidia-graphics-drivers-455 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-31018 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | nvidia-graphics-drivers-460 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-31018 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | nvidia-graphics-drivers-470 | 470.223.02-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-31018 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | nvidia-graphics-drivers-470 | 470.223.02-0ubuntu1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-31018 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | nvidia-graphics-drivers-470-server | 470.223.02-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-31018 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | nvidia-graphics-drivers-470-server | 470.223.02-0ubuntu1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-31018 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | nvidia-graphics-drivers-510 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-31018 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | nvidia-graphics-drivers-515 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-31018 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | nvidia-graphics-drivers-515-server | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-31018 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | nvidia-graphics-drivers-520 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-31018 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | nvidia-graphics-drivers-525 | 525.147.05-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-31018 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | nvidia-graphics-drivers-525 | 525.147.05-0ubuntu1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-31018 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | nvidia-graphics-drivers-525-server | 525.147.05-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-31018 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | nvidia-graphics-drivers-525-server | 525.147.05-0ubuntu1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-31018 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | nvidia-graphics-drivers-530 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-31018 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | nvidia-graphics-drivers-535 | 535.129.03-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-31018 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | nvidia-graphics-drivers-535-server | 535.129.03-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-31018 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | nvidia-graphics-drivers-535-server | 535.129.03-0ubuntu1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-31018 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| nvidia | vGPU driver and Cloud gaming driver | All versions prior to and including 13.8, 15.3, 16.1 and all versions prior to and including September 2023 release |
Weakness: CWE-476 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H