Vulnerability · Published Apr 1, 2023 · Assigned by nvidia
CVE-2023-0198
Medium 6.6
In plain English
A medium-severity memory corruption in vGPU software (guest driver - Linux), vGPU software (Virtual GPU Manager - Citrix Hypervisor, VMware vSphere, Red Hat Enterprise Linux KVM), , NVIDIA Cloud Gaming (guest driver - Linux), NVIDIA Cloud from NVIDIA. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 17% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Official description
NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Linux contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer, where improper restriction of operations within the bounds of a memory buffer can lead to denial of service, information disclosure, and data tampering.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | nvidia-graphics-drivers | 525.105.17-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-0198 |
| Debian:13 | nvidia-graphics-drivers | 525.105.17-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-0198 |
| Debian:14 | nvidia-graphics-drivers | 525.105.17-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-0198 |
| Debian:12 | nvidia-graphics-drivers-tesla | 525.105.17-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-0198 |
| Debian:12 | nvidia-graphics-drivers-tesla-470 | 470.182.03-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-0198 |
| Debian:12 | nvidia-open-gpu-kernel-modules | 525.105.17-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-0198 |
| Debian:13 | nvidia-open-gpu-kernel-modules | 525.105.17-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-0198 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | nvidia-graphics-drivers-390 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-0198 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | nvidia-graphics-drivers-418-server | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-0198 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | nvidia-graphics-drivers-430 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-0198 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | nvidia-graphics-drivers-440 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-0198 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | nvidia-graphics-drivers-450 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-0198 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | nvidia-graphics-drivers-450-server | 450.236.01-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-0198 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | nvidia-graphics-drivers-455 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-0198 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | nvidia-graphics-drivers-460 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-0198 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | nvidia-graphics-drivers-470 | 470.182.03-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-0198 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | nvidia-graphics-drivers-470-server | 470.182.03-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-0198 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | nvidia-graphics-drivers-510 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-0198 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | nvidia-graphics-drivers-515 | 515.105.01-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-0198 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | nvidia-graphics-drivers-515-server | 515.105.01-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-0198 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | nvidia-graphics-drivers-520 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-0198 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | nvidia-graphics-drivers-525 | 525.105.17-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-0198 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | nvidia-graphics-drivers-525-server | 525.105.17-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-0198 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA | vGPU software (guest driver - Linux), vGPU software (Virtual GPU Manager - Citrix Hypervisor, VMware vSphere, Red Hat Enterprise Linux KVM), , NVIDIA Cloud Gaming (guest driver - Linux), NVIDIA Cloud Gaming (Virtual GPU Manager - Red Hat Enterprise Linux KVM) | All versions prior to and including 15.1, 13.6, 11.11, and all versions prior to and including February 2023 release |
Weakness: CWE-119 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H