Details
This section summarizes the potential vulnerabilities that this security update addresses and their impact. Descriptions use CWE™, and base scores and vectors use CVSS v3.1 standards.
NVIDIA GPU Display Driver
| CVE ID | Description | Vector | Base Score | Severity | CWE | Impacts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE‑2024‑0126 | NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows and Linux contains a vulnerability which could allow a privileged attacker to escalate permissions. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to code execution, denial of service, escalation of privileges, information disclosure, and data tampering. | AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H | 8.2 | High | CWE‑20 | Code execution, denial of service, escalation of privileges, information disclosure, and data tampering |
| CVE‑2024‑0117 | NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows contains a vulnerability in the user mode layer, where an unprivileged regular user can cause an out-of-bounds read. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to code execution, denial of service, escalation of privileges, information disclosure, and data tampering. | AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | 7.8 | High | CWE‑125 | Code execution, denial of service, escalation of privileges, information disclosure, and data tampering |
| CVE‑2024‑0118 | NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows contains a vulnerability in the user mode layer, where an unprivileged regular user can cause an out-of-bounds read. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to code execution, denial of service, escalation of privileges, information disclosure, and data tampering. | AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | 7.8 | High | CWE‑125 | Code execution, denial of service, escalation of privileges, information disclosure, and data tampering |
| CVE‑2024‑0119 | NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows contains a vulnerability in the user mode layer, where an unprivileged regular user can cause an out-of-bounds read. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to code execution, denial of service, escalation of privileges, information disclosure, and data tampering. | AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | 7.8 | High | CWE‑125 | Code execution, denial of service, escalation of privileges, information disclosure, and data tampering |
| CVE‑2024‑0120 | NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows contains a vulnerability in the user mode layer, where an unprivileged regular user can cause an out-of-bounds read. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to code execution, denial of service, escalation of privileges, information disclosure, and data tampering. | AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | 7.8 | High | CWE‑125 | Code execution, denial of service, escalation of privileges, information disclosure, and data tampering |
| CVE‑2024‑0121 | NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows contains a vulnerability in the user mode layer, where an unprivileged regular user can cause an out-of-bounds read. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to code execution, denial of service, escalation of privileges, information disclosure, and data tampering. | AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | 7.8 | High | CWE‑125 | Code execution, denial of service, escalation of privileges, information disclosure, and data tampering |
NVIDIA vGPU Software
| CVE ID | Description | Vector | Base Score | Severity | CWE | Impacts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE‑2024‑0127 | 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. | AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | 7.8 | High | CWE‑20 | Code execution, escalation of privileges, data tampering, denial of service, and information disclosure |
| CVE‑2024‑0128 | NVIDIA vGPU software contains a vulnerability in the Virtual GPU Manager that allows a user of the guest OS to access global resources. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to information disclosure, data tampering, and escalation of privileges. | AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N | 7.1 | High | CWE‑732 | Escalation of privileges, information disclosure, and data tampering |
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
CVEs Addressed in Each Windows Driver Branch
The following table lists the CVEs addressed by the update in each Windows driver branch.
| Windows Driver Branch | CVEs Addressed |
|---|---|
| R565, R560, R555, R550, R535 | CVE‑2024‑0117, CVE‑2024‑0118, CVE‑2024‑0119, CVE‑2024‑0120, CVE‑2024‑0121, CVE‑2024‑0126 |
Security Updates for NVIDIA GPU Windows Display Driver
The following table lists the NVIDIA software products affected, Windows driver versions affected, and the updated version available from nvidia.com that includes this security update. Download the updates from the NVIDIA Driver Downloads page.
| Software Product | Operating System | Driver Branch | Affected Driver Versions | Updated Driver Version |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GeForce | Windows | R565 | All driver versions prior to 566.03 | 566.03 |
| NVIDIA RTX, Quadro, NVS | Windows | R565 | All driver versions prior to 566.03 | 566.03 |
| R550 | All driver versions prior to 553.24 | 553.24 | ||
| R535 | All driver versions prior to 538.95 | 538.95 | ||
| Tesla | Windows | R565 | All driver versions prior to 566.03 | 566.03 |
| R550 | All driver versions prior to 553.24 | 553.24 | ||
| R535 | All driver versions prior to 538.95 | 538.95 |
CVEs Addressed in Each Linux Driver Branch
The following table lists the CVEs addressed by the update in each Linux driver branch.
| Linux Driver Branch | CVEs Addressed |
|---|---|
| R565, R550, R535 | CVE‑2024‑0126 |
Affected Components, Affected Versions, and Updated Versions
The following table lists the NVIDIA software products affected, Linux driver versions affected, and the updated version available from nvidia.com that includes this security update. Download the updates from the NVIDIA Driver Downloads page.
| Software Product | Operating System | Driver Branch | Affected Driver Versions | Updated Driver Version |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GeForce | Linux | R565 | All driver versions prior to 565.57.01 | 565.57.01 |
| R550 | All driver versions prior to 550.127.05 | 550.127.05 | ||
| R535 | All driver versions prior to 535.216.01 | 535.216.01 | ||
| NVIDIA RTX, Quadro, NVS | Linux | R565 | All driver versions prior to 565.57.01 | 565.57.01 |
| R550 | All driver versions prior to 550.127.05 | 550.127.05 | ||
| R535 | All driver versions prior to 535.216.01 | 535.216.01 | ||
| Tesla | Linux | R550 | All driver versions prior to 550.127.05 | 550.127.05 |
| R535 | All driver versions prior to 535.216.01 | 535.216.01 |
Notes
- Your computer hardware vendor might provide you with Windows GPU display driver versions including 565.92, 561.03, 556.35, and 553.05, which also contain the security updates.
- The table above might not be a comprehensive list of all affected supported versions or branch releases and might be updated as more information becomes available.
- Earlier software GPU branch releases that support these products might also be affected. If you are using an earlier branch release for which an update version is not listed above, upgrade to the latest branch release.
Security Updates for NVIDIA vGPU Software
The following table lists NVIDIA vGPU software components affected, versions affected, and the updated version that includes this security update. Download the updates through the NVIDIA Licensing Portal.
| CVEs Addressed | vGPU Software Component | Operating System | Affected Versions | Updated Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vGPU Software | Driver | vGPU Software | Driver | |||
| CVE‑2024‑0117 CVE‑2024‑0118 CVE‑2024‑0119 CVE‑2024‑0120 CVE‑2024‑0121 |
Guest driver | Windows | All versions prior to and including 17.3 | 552.74 | 17.4 | 553.24 |
| All versions prior to and including 16.7 | 538.78 | 16.8 | 538.95 | |||
| N/A | Guest driver | Linux | All versions prior to and including 17.3 | 550.90.07 | 17.4 | 550.127.05 |
| All versions prior to and including 16.7 | 535.183.06 | 16.8 | 535.216.01 | |||
| CVE‑2024‑0126 CVE‑2024‑0127 CVE‑2024‑0128 | Virtual GPU Manager | Citrix Hypervisor, VMware vSphere, Red Hat Enterprise Linux KVM, Ubuntu | All versions prior to and including 17.3 | 550.90.05 | 17.4 | 550.127.06 |
| All versions prior to and including 16.7 | 535.183.04 | 16.8 | 535.216.01 | |||
| CVE‑2024‑0126 CVE‑2024‑0127 CVE‑2024‑0128 | Virtual GPU Manager | Azure Stack HCI | All versions prior to and including 17.3 | 552.55 | 17.4 | 553.20 |
Notes
- The table above might not be a comprehensive list of all affected supported versions or branch releases and might be updated as more information becomes available.
- Earlier software branch releases that support these products might also be affected. If you are using an earlier branch release for which an update version is not listed above, upgrade to the latest branch release.
Security Updates for NVIDIA Cloud Gaming
The following table lists the NVIDIA software products affected, versions affected, and the updated version that includes this security update. Download the updates through the NVIDIA Licensing Portal.
| CVEs Addressed | Cloud Gaming Component | Operating System | Affected Versions | Updated Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud Gaming Software | Driver | Cloud Gaming Software | Driver | |||
| CVE‑2024‑0117 CVE‑2024‑0118 CVE‑2024‑0119 CVE‑2024‑0120 CVE‑2024‑0121 |
Guest driver | Windows | All versions up to and including the September 2024 release | 560.94 | October 2024 Release | 566.03 |
| N/A | Guest driver | Linux | All versions up to and including the September 2024 release | 560.35.02 | October 2024 Release | 565.57.01 |
| CVE‑2024‑0126 CVE‑2024‑0127 CVE‑2024‑0128 | Virtual GPU Manager | Red Hat Enterprise Linux KVM, VMware vSphere | All versions prior to and including the September 2024 release | 560.35.02 | October 2024 Release | 565.57.01 |
Mitigations
See Security Updates for NVIDIA GPU Display Driver, Security Updates for NVIDIA vGPU Software, or Security Updates for NVIDIA Cloud Gaming for the version to install.
Acknowledgments
NVIDIA thanks the following people for reporting these issues:
CVE‑2024‑0117, CVE‑2024‑0118, CVE‑2024‑0119, CVE‑2024‑0120, CVE‑2024‑0121: Piotr Bania - Cisco Talos
CVE‑2024‑0126: Maxim Mints, Austin Herring
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Revision History
| Revision | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1.0 | October 22, 2024 | Initial release |
| 1.1 | December 5, 2024 | Edited R560 affected versions in the Linux/Cloud Gaming sections |
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