CVE-2023-0197 Null dereference in vGPU software (Virtual GPU Manager - Citrix Hypervisor, VMware vSphere, Red Hat Enterprise Linux KVM), NVIDIA Cloud Gaming (Virtual GPU Manager - Red Hat Enterprise Linux KVM)

Medium 5.5 Published Updated

A malicious user in a guest VM can trigger a NULL-pointer dereference in the Virtual GPU Manager, causing a denial of service.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2023-0197?

CVE-2023-0197 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Nvidia Virtual Gpu, published on 1 Apr 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

NVIDIA vGPU software contains a vulnerability in the Virtual GPU Manager, where a malicious user in a guest VM can cause a NULL-pointer dereference, which may lead to denial of service.

Weakness: CWE-476

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-0197?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Nvidia Virtual Gpu.

How do I fix CVE-2023-0197?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-0197 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2023-0197 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-0197 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Nvidia Virtual Gpu vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-3wfh-qwcv-pvx7.

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