CVE-2024-0147 Use after free in NVIDIA GPU Display Driver, vGPU software

Medium 5.5 Published Updated

Attackers can exploit a use-after-free flaw in NVIDIA GPU drivers to cause denial of service or 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
Available

What is CVE-2024-0147?

CVE-2024-0147 is a medium-severity use after free vulnerability in NVIDIA GPU Display Driver, vGPU software, published on 28 Jan 2025. 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 and Linux contains a vulnerability where referencing memory after it has been freed can lead to denial of service or data tampering.

Weakness: CWE-416

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-0147?

How do I fix CVE-2024-0147?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.

Is CVE-2024-0147 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-0147 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2024-0147, GHSA-j2g5-7jvx-6r3g, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-0147.

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