CVE-2018-6260 Information disclosure in GPU Graphics Driver
Local attackers can read application data from the GPU via side-channel attacks on performance counters, requiring local access to the system.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2018-6260?
CVE-2018-6260 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Nvidia Gpu Driver, published on 13 Nov 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
NVIDIA graphics driver contains a vulnerability that may allow access to application data processed on the GPU through a side channel exposed by the GPU performance counters. Local user access is required. This is not a network or remote attack vector.
Weakness: CWE-200
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-6260?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Nvidia Gpu Driver.
How do I fix CVE-2018-6260?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2018-6260 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-6260 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Nvidia Gpu Driver
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2018-6260, GHSA-ppf8-x3x5-v226, UBUNTU-CVE-2018-6260, USN-3904-1.