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TI-2023-14758 Aliases CVE-2023-31021GHSA-cx6f-43c8-3pcf

NULL pointer dereference in NVIDIA vGPU driver and Cloud gaming driver

Priority LOW 24CWE-476Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
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 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-476.

Summary

NVIDIA vGPU software for Windows and Linux contains a vulnerability in the Virtual GPU Manager (vGPU plugin), where a malicious user in the guest VM can cause a NULL-pointer dereference, which may lead to denial of service.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00181 7th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
NVIDIAvGPU driver and Cloud gaming driverAll versions prior to and including 13.8, 15.3, 16.1 and all versions prior to and including September 2023 release—No fix listedCNA
  • vGPU driver and Cloud gaming driver VendorNVIDIA Affected All versions prior to and including 13.8, 15.3, 16.1 and all versions prior to and including September 2023 release Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 7

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:virtual_gpu:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 13.9; 14.0 to before 15.4; 16.0 to before 16.2VulnerableNVIDIA
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:azure_stack_hci:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onMicrosoft
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onCanonical
cpe:2.3:o:citrix:hypervisor:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onCitrix
cpe:2.3:o:linux-kvm:kernel_virtual_machine:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning on—
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:vsphere:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onVMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:virtual_gpu:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 13.9; 14.0 to before 15.4; 16.0 to before 16.2 Vulnerable ·NVIDIA
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:azure_stack_hci:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Microsoft
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Canonical
  • cpe:2.3:o:citrix:hypervisor:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Citrix
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux-kvm:kernel_virtual_machine:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·—
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:vsphere:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·VMware

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-31021
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-cx6f-43c8-3pcf

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2022-10972 Out-of-bounds write in NVIDIA GPU Display Driver CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
  • TI-2023-00183 NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Linux contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2022-15487 NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows contains a vulnerability in the user mode layer… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2022-10973 Out-of-bounds write in NVIDIA GPU Display Driver CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.5
  • TI-2023-14764 Uncontrolled search path in NVIDIA GPU Display driver, vGPU driver, and Cloud gaming… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.2
  • TI-2024-00080 NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows and Linux contains a vulnerability where a user can… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
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Sources

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