CVE-2024-0127 Privilege escalation in vGPU and Cloud Gaming
A compromised guest OS kernel can exploit improper input validation in the NVIDIA vGPU driver to execute code, escalate privileges, and tamper with data.
- 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-2024-0127?
CVE-2024-0127 is a high-severity vulnerability in NVIDIA vGPU and Cloud Gaming, published on 26 Oct 2024. 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 GPU kernel driver of the vGPU Manager for all supported hypervisors, where a user of the guest OS can cause an improper input validation by compromising the guest OS kernel. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to code execution, escalation of privileges, data tampering, denial of service, and information disclosure.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-0127?
How do I fix CVE-2024-0127?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-0127 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2024-0127 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-0127 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-wp3j-hrjf-2g38.