CVE-2024-0079 json
CVE
published 2024-03-27 2 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2024-15880
- cvss
- 6.5
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.2%
- EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 9%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
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.
Patch / fix
- nvidia-graphics-drivers-470 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS 470.239.06-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
- nvidia-graphics-drivers-470 Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 470.239.06-0ubuntu0.22.04.1
- nvidia-graphics-drivers-470 Ubuntu 24.04 LTS 470.239.06-0ubuntu1
- nvidia-graphics-drivers-535 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS 535.161.07-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
- nvidia-graphics-drivers-535 Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 535.161.07-0ubuntu0.22.04.1
- nvidia-graphics-drivers-470-server Ubuntu 20.04 LTS 470.239.06-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
- nvidia-graphics-drivers-470-server Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 470.239.06-0ubuntu0.22.04.1
- nvidia-graphics-drivers-470-server Ubuntu 24.04 LTS 470.239.06-0ubuntu1
ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2024-0079
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CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 2 y ago
Exploit prediction
0.19% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 9% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H |
Affected products
- nvidia vGPU driver, Cloud Gaming driver
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-476 NULL Pointer Dereference
References
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2024-0079
- NVD CVE-2024-0079
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