CVE-2023-0198 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 Gaming (Virtual GPU Manager - Red Hat Enterprise Linux KVM)
NVIDIA GPU driver vulnerability allows attackers to cause denial of service, disclose information, or tamper with data via memory buffer issues.
- 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-2023-0198?
CVE-2023-0198 is a medium-severity memory corruption 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 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.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-0198?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Nvidia Virtual Gpu.
How do I fix CVE-2023-0198?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2023-0198 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-0198 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Nvidia Virtual Gpu
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2023-0198, GHSA-pf5q-m667-fh8x, UBUNTU-CVE-2023-0198.