CWE
362
Advisory Published

USN-4404-1: NVIDIA graphics drivers vulnerabilities

First published: Thu Jun 25 2020(Updated: )

Thomas E. Carroll discovered that the NVIDIA Cuda grpahics driver did not properly perform access control when performing IPC. An attacker could use this to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2020-5963) It was discovered that the UVM driver in the NVIDIA graphics driver contained a race condition. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2020-5967) It was discovered that the NVIDIA virtual GPU guest drivers contained an unspecified vulnerability that could potentially lead to privileged operation execution. An attacker could use this to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2020-5973)

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
All of
ubuntu/xserver-xorg-video-nvidia-390<390.138-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
390.138-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
=20.04
All of
ubuntu/xserver-xorg-video-nvidia-440<440.100-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
440.100-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
=20.04
All of
ubuntu/xserver-xorg-video-nvidia-390<390.138-0ubuntu0.19.10.1
390.138-0ubuntu0.19.10.1
=19.10
All of
ubuntu/xserver-xorg-video-nvidia-440<440.100-0ubuntu0.19.10.1
440.100-0ubuntu0.19.10.1
=19.10
All of
ubuntu/xserver-xorg-video-nvidia-390<390.138-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
390.138-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
=18.04
All of
ubuntu/xserver-xorg-video-nvidia-440<440.100-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
440.100-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
=18.04

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the vulnerability ID for the NVIDIA graphics drivers vulnerabilities?

    The vulnerability ID for the NVIDIA graphics drivers vulnerabilities is CVE-2020-5963.

  • How can an attacker exploit CVE-2020-5963 in the NVIDIA graphics drivers?

    An attacker could exploit CVE-2020-5963 by performing IPC and bypassing access control, which could lead to a denial of service or execution of arbitrary code.

  • What versions of xserver-xorg-video-nvidia-390 are affected by the NVIDIA graphics drivers vulnerabilities?

    Versions 390.138-0ubuntu0.20.04.1, 390.138-0ubuntu0.19.10.1, and 390.138-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 of xserver-xorg-video-nvidia-390 are affected by the NVIDIA graphics drivers vulnerabilities.

  • What versions of xserver-xorg-video-nvidia-440 are affected by the NVIDIA graphics drivers vulnerabilities?

    Versions 440.100-0ubuntu0.20.04.1, 440.100-0ubuntu0.19.10.1, and 440.100-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 of xserver-xorg-video-nvidia-440 are affected by the NVIDIA graphics drivers vulnerabilities.

  • Where can I find more information about the NVIDIA graphics drivers vulnerabilities?

    You can find more information about the NVIDIA graphics drivers vulnerabilities on the Ubuntu Security website.

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