CVE-2024-0078
CVSS 3.1 Score 6.5 of 10 (medium)
Details
Summary
CVE-2024-0078 is a newly discovered vulnerability affecting the NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for both Windows and Linux systems. In the kernel mode layer, this issue allows a user in a guest environment to trigger a NULL-pointer dereference in the host, potentially causing a denial of service. The vulnerability exists within the driver software and can be exploited when a guest OS interacts with the host OS, posing a potential risk to system stability and availability. The specific cause and exploit details have yet to be disclosed. It is recommended that users update their GPU Display Drivers to the latest version to mitigate this risk.
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