NULL pointer dereference in NVIDIA GPU Display driver, vGPU driver, Cloud Gaming driver
Priority LOW 28CWE-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 GPU Display Driver for Windows and Linux contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer, where a user in a guest can cause a NULL-pointer dereference in the host, which may lead to denial of service.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00194 9th 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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA | GPU Display driver, vGPU driver, Cloud Gaming driver | All versions prior to and including 16.3, 13.9, and all versions prior to and including the January 2024 release | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- GPU Display driver, vGPU driver, Cloud Gaming driver VendorNVIDIA Affected All versions prior to and including 16.3, 13.9, and all versions prior to and including the January 2024 release Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-0078
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hxq8-x335-p47g
References
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- TI-2024-00121 Time-of-check time-of-use race condition in NVIDIA Container Toolkit CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.0
- TI-2024-00076 NVIDIA Triton Inference Server for Linux contains a vulnerability where a user can set… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.0
- TI-2018-02664 Observable discrepancy in Intel Multiple CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5
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Sources
- CVE-2024-0078 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-0078 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-hxq8-x335-p47g · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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