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TI-2020-04906 Aliases CVE-2020-5991GHSA-j4xv-pxpf-xq6x

Out-of-bounds read in NVIDIA CUDA Toolkit

Priority LOW 35CWE-125Published · Updated

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
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-787 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

NVIDIA CUDA Toolkit, all versions prior to 11.1.1, contains a vulnerability in the NVJPEG library in which an out-of-bounds read or write operation may lead to code execution, denial of service, or information disclosure.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00497 42nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed NVIDIA CUDA Toolkit (NVIDIA): 11.1.1

SSVC decision points

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

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
NVIDIANVIDIA CUDA Toolkitbefore 11.1.111.1.1Patch availableCNA
  • NVIDIA CUDA Toolkit VendorNVIDIA Affected before 11.1.1 Fixed in 11.1.1 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:cuda_toolkit:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 11.1.1VulnerableNVIDIA
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onMicrosoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:cuda_toolkit:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 11.1.1 Vulnerable ·NVIDIA
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Microsoft

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA NVIDIA CUDA Toolkit (NVIDIA) Fixed in 11.1.1

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-5991
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-j4xv-pxpf-xq6x

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2022-06192 Integer overflow in NVIDIA CUDA Toolkit CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2025-24165 OS command injection in NVIDIA CUDA Toolkit CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.3
  • TI-2025-24163 OS command injection in NVIDIA CUDA Toolkit CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.3
  • TI-2025-17115 Stack-based buffer overflow in NVIDIA CUDA Toolkit CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2025-17084 Heap-based buffer overflow in NVIDIA CUDA Toolkit CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2025-17023 NVIDIA CUDA Toolkit for all platforms contains a vulnerability in the cuobjdump binary… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
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Sources

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