Use after free in NVIDIA vGPU Software
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-416 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
NVIDIA Virtual GPU Manager contains a vulnerability in the vGPU plugin in which it may have the use-after-free vulnerability while freeing some resources, which may lead to denial of service, code execution, and information disclosure. This affects vGPU version 8.x (prior to 8.5), version 10.x (prior to 10.4) and version 11.0.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA | NVIDIA vGPU Software | vGPU version 8.x (prior to 8.5), version 10.x (prior to 10.4) and version 11.0 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- NVIDIA vGPU Software VendorNVIDIA Affected vGPU version 8.x (prior to 8.5), version 10.x (prior to 10.4) and version 11.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-5984
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-h29p-vgfp-4fcp
References
More NVIDIA Virtual Gpu Manager vulnerabilities
- 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
Sources
- CVE-2020-5984 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-5984 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-h29p-vgfp-4fcp · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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