CVE-2024-0073 CVE
A local attacker can exploit excessive privileges in the NVIDIA GPU driver kernel mode layer to execute code, escalate privileges, or cause 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-2024-0073?
CVE-2024-0073 is a high-severity vulnerability in nvidia GPU Display driver, vGPU driver, Cloud Gaming driver, published on 27 Mar 2024. 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 Windows contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer when the driver is performing an operation at a privilege level that is higher than the minimum level required. A successful exploit of this vulnerability may lead to code execution, denial of service, escalation of privileges, information disclosure, and data tampering.
Weakness: CWE-250
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-0073?
How do I fix CVE-2024-0073?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-0073 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2024-0073 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-0073 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-vf5p-vw99-7w5x, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-0073.