CVE-2024-0127 — NVIDIA vGPU software contains a vulnerability in the GPU kernel driver of the vG

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

01What is this vulnerability?

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.

02Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
NVIDIA	vGPU and Cloud Gaming	All versions prior to 17.4, 16.8, and the October 2024 release

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

• Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
• Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
• Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

• Published: 2024-10-26T08:10:56.367Z
• Last modified: 2024-11-01T03:55:29.744Z

09References

• nvidia.custhelp.com — https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5586