CVE-2020-5987: High severity nvidia vgpu software vulnerability

Published Oct 2, 2020
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Updated

NVIDIA Virtual GPU Manager contains a vulnerability in the vGPU plugin in which guest-supplied parameters remain writable by the guest after the plugin has validated them, which may lead to the guest being able to pass invalid parameters to plugin handlers, which may lead to denial of service or escalation of privileges. This affects vGPU version 8.x (prior to 8.5), version 10.x (prior to 10.4) and version 11.0.

Affected Software

3 affected components
Nvidia Virtual GPU Manager>=8.0<8.5
Nvidia Virtual GPU Manager>=10.0<10.4
Nvidia Virtual GPU Manager=11.0

Event History

Oct 2, 2020
CVE Published
via MITRE·09:10 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·09:10 PM
DescriptionWeakness
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is CVE-2020-5987?

CVE-2020-5987 is a vulnerability in NVIDIA Virtual GPU Manager that allows guest-supplied parameters to remain writable by the guest after validation.

2

What is the severity of CVE-2020-5987?

The severity of CVE-2020-5987 is high.

3

How does CVE-2020-5987 affect NVIDIA Virtual GPU Manager?

CVE-2020-5987 affects NVIDIA Virtual GPU Manager by allowing guests to pass invalid parameters to plugin handlers, potentially leading to denial of service or escalation of privileges.

4

Which versions of NVIDIA Virtual GPU Manager are affected by CVE-2020-5987?

Versions 8.0 to 8.5, 10.0 to 10.4, and 11.0 of NVIDIA Virtual GPU Manager are affected by CVE-2020-5987.

5

How can I fix CVE-2020-5987?

To fix CVE-2020-5987, NVIDIA recommends updating to a version of Virtual GPU Manager that is not affected by the vulnerability.

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