6.5

CVE-2023-31018: nvidia vgpu driver and cloud gaming driver NULL Pointer Dereference

CVSS: 6.5v3.1MediumModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2023-31018
Published 02-11-2023Last modified 27-02-2025
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2023-31018 is a medium (CVSS 6.5) NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability in nvidia vgpu driver and cloud gaming driver. EPSS estimates a 0.20% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 8.7% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
26/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
6.5/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.20%
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. 02-11-2023
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 27-02-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

NVIDIA GPU Driver for Windows and Linux contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer, where an unprivileged regular user can cause a NULL-pointer dereference, which may lead to denial of service.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.20%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

9%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.20% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.20%

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

Ubuntu25 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-390All versions (No fix recorded)
  • nvidia-graphics-drivers-418-serverAll versions (No fix recorded)
Nvidia2 products

2 vendors · 27 products

References

3 links