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TI-2020-04897 Aliases CVE-2020-5982GHSA-m7mw-25m2-h3x3

Resource allocation without limits in NVIDIA GPU Display Driver

Priority LOW 20CWE-770Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
High
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-770.

Summary

NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver, all versions, contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys) scheduler, in which the software does not properly limit the number or frequency of interactions that it has with an actor, such as the number of incoming requests, which may lead to denial of service.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00281 20th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
NVIDIANVIDIA GPU Display DriverAll—No fix listedCNA
  • NVIDIA GPU Display Driver VendorNVIDIA Affected All Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:virtual_gpu_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*all versionsVulnerableNVIDIA
  • cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:virtual_gpu_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·NVIDIA

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-5982
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-m7mw-25m2-h3x3

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2021-00812 Improper input validation in NVIDIA Virtual GPU Software CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2021-00811 NVIDIA vGPU software contains a vulnerability in the guest kernel mode driver and Virtual… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2021-00810 NVIDIA vGPU software contains a vulnerability in the Virtual GPU Manager (vGPU plugin)… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2021-00809 NVIDIA vGPU software contains a vulnerability in the guest kernel mode driver and Virtual… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2021-00808 Improper input validation in NVIDIA Virtual GPU Software CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2021-00791 Out-of-bounds read in NVIDIA Virtual GPU Manager CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
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Sources

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