# CVE-2020-5984: Use after free in NVIDIA vGPU Software

> A use-after-free flaw in NVIDIA vGPU Manager allows attackers to execute code, cause denial of service, or disclose information.

- **Severity:** High 7.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **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:** No
- **Published:** 2 Oct 2020
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-h29p-vgfp-4fcp

## What is CVE-2020-5984?

CVE-2020-5984 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in NVIDIA vGPU Software, published on 2 Oct 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

NVIDIA Virtual GPU Manager contains a vulnerability in the vGPU plugin in which it may have the use-after-free vulnerability while freeing some resources, which may lead to denial of service, code execution, and information disclosure. This affects vGPU version 8.x (prior to 8.5), version 10.x (prior to 10.4) and version 11.0.

Weakness: CWE-416 (Use After Free)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-5984?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Nvidia Virtual Gpu Manager.

## How do I fix CVE-2020-5984?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-5984 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2020-5984 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-5984 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in NVIDIA vGPU Software

- [CVE-2021-1080](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-1080/): Other in NVIDIA Virtual GPU Software (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2021-1081](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-1081/): Other in NVIDIA Virtual GPU Software (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2021-1082](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-1082/): Other in NVIDIA Virtual GPU Software (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2021-1083](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-1083/): Other in NVIDIA Virtual GPU Software (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2021-1084](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-1084/): Other in NVIDIA Virtual GPU Software (high 7.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2020-5984 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2020-5984 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in NVIDIA vGPU Software, published on 2 Oct 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-5984 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: NVIDIA vGPU Software. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-5984/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-5984/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-5984
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-5984
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-5984

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