5.5

CVE-2018-6260: nvidia corporation gpu graphics driver

CVSS: 5.5v3.0MediumModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2018-6260USN-3904-1DEBIAN-CVE-2018-6260
Published 13-11-2018Last modified 05-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2018-6260 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) vulnerability in nvidia corporation gpu graphics driver. EPSS estimates a 0.41% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 33.7% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
22/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.5/10
010
Medium · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.41%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 13-11-2018
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

NVIDIA graphics driver contains a vulnerability that may allow access to application data processed on the GPU through a side channel exposed by the GPU performance counters. Local user access is required. This is not a network or remote attack vector.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.41%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

34%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.41% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.41%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Ubuntu4 products
  • nvidia-graphics-drivers-304All versions (No fix recorded)
  • nvidia-graphics-drivers-340All versions (No fix recorded)
  • nvidia-graphics-drivers-384All versions (No fix recorded)
  • nvidia-graphics-drivers-390< 390.116-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
Debian1 product
  • nvidia-graphics-drivers< 410.104-1
Nvidia1 product
Nvidia corporation1 product

4 vendors · 7 products

References

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