Headline
CVE-2023-25517: NVIDIA Support
NVIDIA vGPU software contains a vulnerability in the Virtual GPU Manager (vGPU plugin), where a guest OS may be able to control resources for which it is not authorized, which may lead to information disclosure and data tampering.
Details
This section provides a summary of potential vulnerabilities that this security update addresses and their impact. Descriptions use CWE™, and base scores and vectors use CVSS v3.1 standards.
NVIDIA GPU Display Driver
CVE ID
Description
Base Score
Vector
CVE-2022-34671
NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows contains a vulnerability in the user-mode layer, where an unprivileged user can cause an out-of-bounds write, which may lead to code execution, information disclosure, and denial of service.
8.5
CWE: 787
AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVE‑2023‑25515
NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows and Linux contains a vulnerability where unexpected untrusted data is parsed, which may lead to code execution, denial of service, escalation of privileges, data tampering, or information disclosure.
7.8
CWE: 822
AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVE‑2023‑25516
NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Linux contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer, where an unprivileged user can cause an integer overflow, which may lead to information disclosure and denial of service.
7.1
CWE: 190
AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
NVIDIA vGPU Software
CVE ID
Description
Base Score
Vector
CVE‑2023‑25517
NVIDIA vGPU software contains a vulnerability in the Virtual GPU Manager (vGPU plugin), where a guest OS may be able to control resources for which it is not authorized, which may lead to information disclosure and data tampering.
7.1
CWE: 285
AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
The NVIDIA risk assessment is based on an average of risk across a diverse set of installed systems and may not represent the true risk to your local installation. NVIDIA recommends consulting a security or IT professional to evaluate the risk to your specific configuration.
Security Updates for NVIDIA GPU Display Driver****CVE IDs Addressed in Each Windows Driver Branch
The following table lists the CVE IDs addressed by the update in each Windows driver branch.
Windows Driver Branch
CVE IDs Addressed
R535, R525, R470, R450
CVE-2022-34671, CVE‑2023‑25515
Security Updates for NVIDIA GPU Windows Display Driver
The following table lists the NVIDIA software products affected, Windows driver versions affected, and the updated version available from nvidia.com that includes this security update. Download the updates from the NVIDIA Driver Downloads page.
Software Product
Operating System
Driver Branch
Affected Driver Versions
Updated Driver Version
GeForce
Windows
R535
All driver versions prior to 536.23
536.23
Windows 10 and 11
R470
All drivers versions prior to 474.44 for support of GeForce Kepler desktop
474.44
Windows 7 and 8.x
R470
All driver versions prior to 474.44
474.44
Studio
Windows
R535
All driver versions
Available the week of June 29, 2023
NVIDIA RTX, Quadro, NVS
Windows
R535
All driver versions prior to 536.25
536.25
R525
All driver versions prior to 529.11
529.11
R470
All driver versions prior to 474.44
474.44
Tesla
Windows
R535
All driver versions prior to 536.25
536.25
R525
All driver versions prior to 529.11
529.11
R470
All driver versions prior to 474.44
474.44
R450
All driver versions prior to 454.23
454.23
CVE IDs Addressed in Each Linux Driver Branch
The following table lists the CVE IDs addressed by the update in each Linux driver branch.
Linux Driver Branch
CVE IDs Addressed
R535, R525, R470, R450
CVE‑2023‑25515, CVE‑2023‑25516
Security Updates for NVIDIA GPU Linux Display Driver
The following table lists the NVIDIA software products affected, Linux driver versions affected, and the updated version available from nvidia.com that includes this security update. Download the updates from the NVIDIA Driver Downloads page.
Software Product
Operating System
Driver Branch
Affected Driver Versions
Updated Driver Version
GeForce
Linux
R535
All driver versions prior to 535.54.03
535.54.03
R525
All driver versions prior to 525.125.06
525.125.06
R470
All driver versions prior to 470.199.02
470.199.02
NVIDIA RTX, Quadro, NVS
Linux
R535
All driver versions prior to 535.54.03
535.54.03
R525
All driver versions prior to 525.125.06
525.125.06
R470
All driver versions prior to 470.199.02
470.199.02
Tesla
Linux
R535
All driver versions prior to 535.54.03
535.54.03
R525
All driver versions prior to 525.125.06
525.125.06
R470
All driver versions prior to 470.199.02
470.199.02
R450
All driver versions prior to 450.248.02
450.248.02
Notes
- Your computer hardware vendor may provide you with Windows GPU display driver versions including 536.19,531.87, 529.08, 574.44, and 454.23, which also contain the security updates.
- The tables above may not be a comprehensive list of all affected supported versions or branch releases and may be updated as more information becomes available.
- Earlier software branch releases that support these products may also be affected. If you are using an earlier branch release for which an update version is not listed above, upgrade to the latest branch release.
Security Updates for NVIDIA vGPU Software****CVE IDs Addressed in Each Windows vGPU Driver Branch
The following table lists the CVE IDs addressed by the update in each Windows driver branch.
Windows Driver Branch
CVE IDs Addressed
R535, R525, R470, R450
CVE-2022-34671, CVE‑2023‑25515
CVE IDs Addressed in Each Linux vGPU Driver Branch
The following table lists the CVE IDs addressed by the update in each Linux vGPU driver branch
Linux Driver Branch
CVE IDs Addressed
R535, R525, R470, R450
CVE‑2023‑25516
CVE IDs Addressed in Each vGPU Manager Driver Branch
The following table lists the CVE IDs addressed by the update in each vGPU Manager driver branch
vGPU Manager Driver Branch
CVE IDs Addressed
R535, R525
CVE‑2023‑25516, CVE‑2023‑25517
R470, R450
CVE‑2023‑25516
Affected Products, Affected Versions, and Updated Versions
The following table lists NVIDIA software products affected, versions affected, and the updated version that includes this security update.
CVE IDs Addressed
Software Product
Operating System
Affected Versions
Updated Version
vGPU Software
Driver
vGPU Software
Driver
CVE-2022-34671
CVE‑2023‑25515
vGPU software (guest driver)
Windows
All versions prior to and including 15.2
528.89
15.3
529.11
All versions prior to and including 13.7
474.30
13.8
474.44
All versions prior to and including 11.12
454.14
11.13
454.23
CVE‑2023‑25516
vGPU software (guest driver)
Linux
All versions prior to and including 15.2
525.105.17
15.3
525.125.06
All versions prior to and including 13.7
470.182.03
13.8
470.199.02
All versions prior to and including 11.12
450.236.01
11.13
450.248.02
CVE‑2023‑25516
CVE‑2023‑25517
vGPU software (Virtual GPU Manager)
Citrix Hypervisor, VMware vSphere, Red Hat Enterprise Linux KVM
All versions prior to and including 15.2
525.105.14
15.3
525.125.03
All versions prior to and including 13.7
470.182.02
13.8
470.199.03
All versions prior to and including 11.12
450.236.03
11.13
450.248.03
Notes
- The table above may not be a comprehensive list of all affected supported versions or branch releases and may be updated as more information becomes available.
- Earlier software branch releases that support these products may also be affected. If you are using an earlier branch release for which an update version is not listed above, upgrade to the latest branch release.
Security Updates for NVIDIA Cloud Gaming****CVE IDs Addressed in Each Windows Cloud Gaming Driver Branch
The following table lists the CVE IDs addressed by the update in each Windows driver branch.
Windows Driver Branch
CVE IDs Addressed
R535, R525, R470, R450
CVE-2022-34671, CVE‑2023‑25515
CVE IDs Addressed in Each Linux Cloud Gaming Driver Branch
The following table lists the CVE IDs addressed by the update in each Linux Cloud Gaming driver branch
Linux Driver Branch
CVE IDs Addressed
R535, R525, R470, R450
CVE-2022-34671, CVE‑2023‑25515
CVE IDs Addressed in Each Cloud Gaming Manager Driver Branch
The following table lists the CVE IDs addressed by the update in each Cloud Gaming Manager driver branch
vGPU Manager Driver Branch
CVE IDs Addressed
R535, R525
CVE‑2023‑25516, CVE‑2023‑25517
R470, R450
CVE‑2023‑25516
The following table lists the NVIDIA software products affected, versions affected, and the updated version that includes this security update.
CVE IDs Addressed
Software Product
Operating System
Affected Versions
Updated Version
Cloud Gaming Software
Driver
Cloud Gaming Software
Driver
CVE-2022-34671
CVE‑2023‑25515
NVIDIA Cloud Gaming (guest driver)
Windows
All versions prior to and including May 2023 release
All versions prior to 531.79
June 2023 release
536.25
CVE‑2023‑25516
NVIDIA Cloud Gaming (guest driver)
Linux
All versions prior to and including May 2023 release
All versions prior to 530.51
June 2023 release
535.54.03
CVE‑2023‑25516
CVE‑2023‑25517
NVIDIA Cloud Gaming (Virtual GPU Manager)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux KVM
All versions prior to and including May 2023 release
All versions prior to 530.51
June 2023 release
535.54.06
Acknowledgements
NVIDIA thanks the following people for reporting these issues:
CVE-2022-34671: Piotr Bania - Cisco Talos
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Revision History
Revision
Date
Description
1.0
June 26, 2023
Initial release
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