NULL pointer dereference in NVIDIA 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 VM can cause a NULL-pointer dereference in the host. A successful exploit of this vulnerability 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 | 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 |
- 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-2024-0079
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8gwq-vvwj-j929
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-2024-0079 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-0079 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-8gwq-vvwj-j929 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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