SB2023110148 - Multiple vulnerabilities in NVIDIA Linux GPU Display Driver



SB2023110148 - Multiple vulnerabilities in NVIDIA Linux GPU Display Driver

Published: November 1, 2023

Security Bulletin ID SB2023110148
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
Exploitation vector Local access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-31018)

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error in GPU Display Driver. A local user can pass specially crafted data to the driver and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


2) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-31022)

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error in the kernel mode layer in GPU Display Driver. A local user can pass specially crafted data to the driver and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.