NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Linux contains a vulnerability where an attacker may access a memory location after the end of the buffer.
NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Linux contains a vulnerability where an attacker may access a memory location after the end of the buffer. A successful exploit of this vulnerability may lead to denial of service and data tampering.
- Published
- Mar 27, 2024
- Updated
- Jun 17, 2026
- EPSS
- 0.2% · 9th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-788
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Report tools
Action score
28
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 28 / 40 · 7.1 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 0.2%
CISA SSVC decision
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.
CNA vs NVD score
- NVD
- —
- CNA · nvidia
- 7.1
- NVD has not scored this yet; the score shown is the CNA’s.
The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.
Affected systems
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Versions reported by the vendor
Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (nvidia). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.
nvidia GPU Display driver, vGPU driver, Cloud Gaming driver
- All versions prior to and including 16.3, 13.9, and all versions prior to and including the January 2024 releaseaffected
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | nvidia-graphics-drivers | all versions | — |
| Debian:12 | nvidia-graphics-drivers-tesla | all versions | — |
| Debian:12 | nvidia-graphics-drivers-tesla-470 | before 470.239.06-1~deb12u1 | 470.239.06-1~deb12u1 |
| Debian:12 | nvidia-open-gpu-kernel-modules | all versions | — |
| Debian:13 | nvidia-graphics-drivers | before 550.144.03-1 | 550.144.03-1 |
| Debian:13 | nvidia-open-gpu-kernel-modules | before 550.144.03-1 | 550.144.03-1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3 | kernel-firmware-nvidia-gspx-G06 | before 550.54.14-150400.9.21.1 | 550.54.14-150400.9.21.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3 | nvidia-open-driver-G06-signed | before 550.54.14-150400.9.50.1 | 550.54.14-150400.9.50.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5 | kernel-firmware-nvidia-gspx-G06 | before 550.54.14-150500.11.18.1 | 550.54.14-150500.11.18.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5 | kernel-firmware-nvidia-gspx-G06 | before 550.54.14-150500.11.18.1 | 550.54.14-150500.11.18.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5 | nvidia-open-driver-G06-signed | before 550.54.14-150500.3.36.1 | 550.54.14-150500.3.36.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5 | nvidia-open-driver-G06-signed | before 550.54.14-150500.3.36.1 | 550.54.14-150500.3.36.1 |
Same product
nvidia: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2024-0073NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer when the driver is performing an operation at a priv31Monitor
- CVE-2024-0071NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows contains a vulnerability in the user mode layer, where an unprivileged regular user can cause an out-o31Monitor
- CVE-2024-0078NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows and Linux contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer, where a user in a guest can cause a NULL-26Monitor
- CVE-2024-0075NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows and Linux contains a vulnerability where a user may cause a NULL-pointer dereference by accessing pass24Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| debian:nvidia-graphics-drivers | 550.144.03-1 · Debian:13 | Package registry (OSV) |
| debian:nvidia-graphics-drivers-tesla-470 | 470.239.06-1~deb12u1 · Debian:12 | Package registry (OSV) |
| debian:nvidia-open-gpu-kernel-modules | 550.144.03-1 · Debian:13 | Package registry (OSV) |
| opensuse:kernel-firmware-nvidia-gspx-G06 | 550.54.14-150500.11.18.1 · openSUSE:Leap 15.5 | Package registry (OSV) |
| opensuse:nvidia-open-driver-G06-signed | 550.54.14-150500.3.36.1 · openSUSE:Leap 15.5 | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:kernel-firmware-nvidia-gspx-G06 | 550.54.14-150400.9.21.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3 | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:kernel-firmware-nvidia-gspx-G06 | 550.54.14-150500.11.18.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5 | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:nvidia-open-driver-G06-signed | 550.54.14-150400.9.50.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3 | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:nvidia-open-driver-G06-signed | 550.54.14-150500.3.36.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5 | Package registry (OSV) |
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
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No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
- NVIDIA Public Bug BountyIntigriti · paid · up to $15,000
- NVIDIA Vulnerability Disclosure ProgramIntigriti · disclosure only (VDP)
The product’s vendor appears in a public program. Matched by name; verify the scope text in the program.
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Someone with local access to the system can trigger it.
- A low-privileged account is enough.
- No user action is required.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- none
- Integrity
- high · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- high · the service can be disrupted
- Attack vector
- Local
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- None
- Integrity impact
- High
- Availability impact
- High
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-788 · Access of Memory Location After End of BufferCVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
nvd-secondary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
MITRE has no CAPEC/ATT&CK mapping for this CWE.
Noroxi analysis
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References
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.