What is the severity of CVE-2020-5961?

CVE-2020-5961 has been rated as a medium severity vulnerability.

How do I fix CVE-2020-5961?

To fix CVE-2020-5961, update to the latest version of the NVIDIA vGPU graphics driver.

What type of impact does CVE-2020-5961 have on the system?

CVE-2020-5961 can lead to denial of service for guest virtual machines.

Which versions of NVIDIA software are affected by CVE-2020-5961?

CVE-2020-5961 affects the NVIDIA Virtual GPU Graphics Driver for Linux.

Is CVE-2020-5961 a remote exploit?

CVE-2020-5961 requires local access to the affected guest VM to exploit.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2020-5961

medium

5.5

CWE

459

12/3/2020

4/8/2024

CVE-2020-5961

First published: Thu Mar 12 2020(Updated: )

NVIDIA vGPU graphics driver for guest OS contains a vulnerability in which an incorrect resource clean up on a failure path can impact the guest VM, leading to denial of service.

Credit: psirt@nvidia.com

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
Nvidia Virtual Gpu Graphics Driver

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Reference Links

https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4996

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2020-5961?
CVE-2020-5961 has been rated as a medium severity vulnerability.
How do I fix CVE-2020-5961?
To fix CVE-2020-5961, update to the latest version of the NVIDIA vGPU graphics driver.
What type of impact does CVE-2020-5961 have on the system?
CVE-2020-5961 can lead to denial of service for guest virtual machines.
Which versions of NVIDIA software are affected by CVE-2020-5961?
CVE-2020-5961 affects the NVIDIA Virtual GPU Graphics Driver for Linux.
Is CVE-2020-5961 a remote exploit?
CVE-2020-5961 requires local access to the affected guest VM to exploit.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2020-5961?
CVE-2020-5961 has been rated as a medium severity vulnerability.
How do I fix CVE-2020-5961?
To fix CVE-2020-5961, update to the latest version of the NVIDIA vGPU graphics driver.
What type of impact does CVE-2020-5961 have on the system?
CVE-2020-5961 can lead to denial of service for guest virtual machines.
Which versions of NVIDIA software are affected by CVE-2020-5961?
CVE-2020-5961 affects the NVIDIA Virtual GPU Graphics Driver for Linux.
Is CVE-2020-5961 a remote exploit?
CVE-2020-5961 requires local access to the affected guest VM to exploit.