Details
This section provides a summary of potential vulnerabilities and their impact that this security update addresses. Descriptions use CWE™, and base scores and vectors use CVSS v3.0 standards.
NVIDIA GPU Display Driver
| CVE-ID | Description | Base Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVE‑2020‑5962 | NVIDIA GPU Display Driver contains a vulnerability in the NVIDIA Control Panel component, in which an attacker with local system access can corrupt a system file, which may lead to denial of service or escalation of privileges. | 7.8 | |
| CVE‑2020‑5963 | NVIDIA CUDA Driver contains a vulnerability in the Inter Process Communication APIs, in which improper access control may lead to code execution, denial of service, or information disclosure. | 7.8 | AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| CVE‑2020‑5964 | NVIDIA GPU Display Driver contains a vulnerability in the service host component, in which the application resources integrity check may be missed. Such an attack may lead to code execution, denial of service or information disclosure. | 6.5 | AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| CVE‑2020‑5965 | NVIDIA GPU Display Driver contains a vulnerability in the DirectX 11 user mode driver (nvwgf2um/x.dll), in which a specially crafted shader can cause an out of bounds access, leading to denial of service. | 5.5 | AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| CVE‑2020‑5966 | NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys) handler for DxgkDdiEscape, in which a NULL pointer is dereferenced, leading to denial of service or potential escalation of privileges. | 5.5 | AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| CVE‑2020‑5967 | NVIDIA Linux GPU Display Driver contains a vulnerability in the UVM driver, in which a race condition may lead to a denial of service. | 5.5 | AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
NVIDIA vGPU Software
| CVE-ID | Description | Base Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVE‑2020‑5968 | NVIDIA Virtual GPU Manager contains a vulnerability in the vGPU plugin, in which the software does not restrict or incorrectly restricts operations within the boundaries of a resource that is accessed by using an index or pointer, such as memory or files, which may lead to code execution, denial of service, escalation of privileges, or information disclosure. | 7.8 | AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| CVE‑2020‑5969 | NVIDIA Virtual GPU Manager contains a vulnerability in the vGPU plugin, in which it validates a shared resource before using it, creating a race condition which may lead to denial of service or information disclosure. | 7.8 | AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| CVE‑2020‑5970 | NVIDIA Virtual GPU Manager contains a vulnerability in the vGPU plugin, in which an input data size is not validated, which may lead to tampering or denial of service. | 7.8 | AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| CVE‑2020‑5971 | NVIDIA Virtual GPU Manager contains a vulnerability in the vGPU plugin, in which the software reads from a buffer by using buffer access mechanisms such as indexes or pointers that reference memory locations after the targeted buffer, which may lead to code execution, denial of service, escalation of privileges, or information disclosure. | 7.8 | AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| CVE‑2020‑5972 | NVIDIA Virtual GPU Manager contains a vulnerability in the vGPU plugin, in which local pointer variables are not initialized and may be freed later, which may lead to tampering or denial of service. | 5.5 | AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| CVE‑2020‑5973 | NVIDIA Virtual GPU Manager and the guest drivers contain a vulnerability in vGPU plugin, in which there is the potential to execute privileged operations, which may lead to denial of service. | 4.4 | AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
The NVIDIA risk assessment is based on an average of risk across a diverse set of installed systems and may not represent the true risk to your local installation. NVIDIA recommends consulting a security or IT professional to evaluate the risk to your specific configuration.
Security Updates for NVIDIA GPU Display Driver
The following table lists the NVIDIA software products affected, versions affected, and the updated version available from nvidia.com that includes this security update. Download the updates from the NVIDIA Driver Downloads page.
Windows
| CVE-IDs Addressed | Software Product | Operating System | Driver Branch | Affected Versions | Updated Versions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE‑2020‑5962 CVE‑2020‑5963 CVE‑2020‑5964 CVE‑2020‑5965 CVE‑2020‑5966 | GeForce |
Windows |
R450 | All versions prior to 451.48 | 451.48 |
| Quadro, NVS | Windows | R450 | All versions prior to 451.48 | 451.48 | |
| R440 | All versions prior to 443.18 | 443.18 | |||
| R418 | All versions prior to 426.78 | 426.78 | |||
| R390 | All versions prior to 392.61 | 392.61 | |||
| Tesla | Windows | R450 | All versions prior to 451.48 | 451.48 | |
| R440 | All versions prior to 443.18 |
443.18 |
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| R418 | All versions prior to 426.78 |
426.78 |
Linux
| CVE-IDs Addressed | Software Product | Operating System | Driver Branch | Affected Versions | Updated Versions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE‑2020‑5963 CVE‑2020‑5967 | GeForce, Quadro, NVS | Linux | R450 | All versions prior to 450.51 | 450.51 |
| R440 | All versions prior to 440.100 | 440.100 | |||
| R390 | All versions prior to 390.138 | 390.138 | |||
| Tesla | Linux | R450 | All versions prior to 450.51.05 | 450.51.05 | |
| R440 | All versions prior to 440.95.01 | 440.95.01 | |||
| R418 | All versions prior to 418.152.00 | 418.152.00 |
Notes:
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Your computer hardware vendor may provide you with Windows GPU display driver versions including 451.55, 446.06 and 443.18 which also contain the security updates.
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The table above may not be a comprehensive list of all affected supported versions or branch releases and may be updated as more information becomes available.
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Earlier software branch releases that support these products are also affected. If you are using an earlier branch release, upgrade to the latest branch release.
Security Updates for NVIDIA vGPU Software
The following table lists the NVIDIA software products affected, versions affected, and the updated version that includes this security update. Log in to the NVIDIA Enterprise Application Hub to download updates from the NVIDIA Licensing Portal.
| CVE-IDs Addressed | Software Product | Operating System | Affected Versions | Updated Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vGPU Software | Driver | vGPU Software | Driver | |||
| CVE‑2020‑5973 | vGPU software (guest driver) | Windows | 10.2 | 443.05 | 10.3 | 443.46 |
| 10.1 | 442.06 | |||||
| 10.0 | 441.66 | |||||
| 9.3 | 432.33 | 9.4 | 432.44 | |||
| 9.2 | 432.08 | |||||
| 9.1 | 431.79 | |||||
| 9.0 | 431.02 | |||||
| 8.3 | 426.52 | 8.4 | 426.72 | |||
| 8.2 | 426.26 | |||||
| 8.1 | 426.04 | |||||
| 8.0 | 425.31 | |||||
| CVE‑2020‑5973 | vGPU software (guest driver) | Linux | 10.2 | 440.87 | 10.3 | 440.107 |
| 10.1 | 440.56 | |||||
| 10.0 | 440.43 | |||||
| 9.3 | 430.83 | 9.4 | 430.99 | |||
| 9.2 | 430.63 | |||||
| 9.1 | 430.46 | |||||
| 9.0 | 430.30 | |||||
| 8.3 | 418.130 | 8.4 | 418.149 | |||
| 8.2 | 418.109 | |||||
| 8.1 | 418.92 | |||||
| 8.0 | 418.70 | |||||
| CVE‑2020‑5968 CVE‑2020‑5969 CVE‑2020‑5970 CVE‑2020‑5971 CVE‑2020‑5972 CVE‑2020‑5973 | vGPU software (Virtual GPU Manager) | Citrix Hypervisor, VMware vSphere, Red Hat Enterprise Linux with KVM, Nutanix AHV | 10.2 | 440.87 | 10.3 | 440.107 |
| 10.1 | 440.53 | |||||
| 10.0 | 440.43 | |||||
| 9.3 | 430.83 | 9.4 | 430.99 | |||
| 9.2 | 430.67 | |||||
| 9.1 | 430.46 | |||||
| 9.0 | 430.27 | |||||
| 8.3 | 418.130 | 8.4 | 418.149 | |||
| 8.2 | 418.109 | |||||
| 8.1 | 418.92 | |||||
| 8.0 | 418.66 | |||||
Notes:
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NVIDIA vGPU software 11.0 is not affected.
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The table above may not be a comprehensive list of all affected supported versions or branch releases and may be updated as more information becomes available.
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Earlier software branch releases that support these products are also affected. If you are using an earlier branch release, upgrade to the latest branch release.
Mitigations
See Security Updates for NVIDIA GPU Display Driver or Security Updates for NVIDIA vGPU Software for the version to install.
Acknowledgements
NVIDIA thanks the following people for reporting the issues to us:
CVE‑2020‑5962:
- Eviatar Gerzi, CyberArk Labs
- Nuttakorn Tungpoonsup, Secure D Center Research Team, Secure D Center Co., Ltd.
- Ammarit Thongthua, Secure D Center Research Team, Secure D Center Co., Ltd.
- Sittikorn Sangrattanapitak, Cybersecurity Researcher
CVE‑2020‑5963: Thomas E. Carroll
CVE‑2020‑5965: Piotr Bania of Cisco Talos
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Revision History
| Revision | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | July 16, 2020 | Added information about driver updates for vGPU software 10.3 and a note that vGPU software 11.0 is not affected |
| 3.0 | July 7, 2020 | Added information about the Tesla R450 driver updates for Windows and Linux |
| 2.0 | June 29, 2020 |
Updated the availability of R450 Tesla drivers and R440 drivers for vGPU software 10.x
Updated the Security Updates table for Linux drivers to include R440 and R390 drivers for GeForce
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| 1.0 | June 24, 2020 | Initial release |
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