What is CVE-2020-5984?

CVE-2020-5984 is a vulnerability found in NVIDIA Virtual GPU Manager that may lead to denial of service, code execution, and information disclosure.

What is the severity of CVE-2020-5984?

The severity of CVE-2020-5984 is high with a CVSS score of 7.8.

Which software versions are affected by CVE-2020-5984?

CVE-2020-5984 affects NVIDIA Virtual GPU Manager versions 8.x (prior to 8.5), 10.x (prior to 10.4), and 11.0.

How can CVE-2020-5984 be exploited?

CVE-2020-5984 can be exploited by an attacker by causing a use-after-free vulnerability in the vGPU plugin while freeing resources.

Where can I find more information about CVE-2020-5984?

More information about CVE-2020-5984 can be found at the NVIDIA customer help center: https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5075

Vulnerability/
CVE-2020-5984

high

7.8

CWE

416

2/10/2020

4/8/2024

CVE-2020-5984: Use After Free

First published: Fri Oct 02 2020(Updated: )

NVIDIA Virtual GPU Manager contains a vulnerability in the vGPU plugin in which it may have the use-after-free vulnerability while freeing some resources, which may lead to denial of service, code execution, and information disclosure. This affects vGPU version 8.x (prior to 8.5), version 10.x (prior to 10.4) and version 11.0.

Credit: psirt@nvidia.com

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
NVIDIA Virtual GPU Manager	>=8.0<8.5
NVIDIA Virtual GPU Manager	>=10.0<10.4
NVIDIA Virtual GPU Manager	=11.0

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Reference Links

https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5075

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2020-5984?
CVE-2020-5984 is a vulnerability found in NVIDIA Virtual GPU Manager that may lead to denial of service, code execution, and information disclosure.
What is the severity of CVE-2020-5984?
The severity of CVE-2020-5984 is high with a CVSS score of 7.8.
Which software versions are affected by CVE-2020-5984?
CVE-2020-5984 affects NVIDIA Virtual GPU Manager versions 8.x (prior to 8.5), 10.x (prior to 10.4), and 11.0.
How can CVE-2020-5984 be exploited?
CVE-2020-5984 can be exploited by an attacker by causing a use-after-free vulnerability in the vGPU plugin while freeing resources.
Where can I find more information about CVE-2020-5984?
More information about CVE-2020-5984 can be found at the NVIDIA customer help center: https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5075

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