CVE-2023-31018 CVE

Medium 6.5 Published 2 Nov 2023 Updated 27 Feb 2025

An unprivileged user can trigger a NULL-pointer dereference in the NVIDIA GPU driver kernel mode layer, 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: Available

What is CVE-2023-31018?

CVE-2023-31018 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Nvidia Virtual Gpu, published on 2 Nov 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

NVIDIA GPU Driver for Windows and Linux contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer, where an unprivileged regular user can cause a NULL-pointer dereference, which may lead to denial of service.

Weakness: CWE-476

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-31018?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Nvidia Virtual Gpu.

How do I fix CVE-2023-31018?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2023-31018 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-31018 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Nvidia Virtual Gpu vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-7jrw-jh47-4684, UBUNTU-CVE-2023-31018.