CVE-2024-0077
📋 TL;DR
This vulnerability in NVIDIA's Virtual GPU Manager allows guest operating systems to allocate unauthorized resources, potentially leading to code execution, privilege escalation, or denial of service. It affects systems using NVIDIA vGPU technology with vulnerable versions of the vGPU plugin.
💻 Affected Systems
- NVIDIA Virtual GPU Manager
- NVIDIA vGPU software
⚠️ Manual Verification Required
This CVE does not have specific version information in our database, so automatic vulnerability detection cannot determine if your system is affected.
Why? The CVE database entry doesn't specify which versions are vulnerable (no version ranges provided by the vendor/NVD).
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- Review the CVE details at NVD
- Check vendor security advisories for your specific version
- Test if the vulnerability is exploitable in your environment
- Consider updating to the latest version as a precaution
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Complete compromise of the hypervisor host through guest-to-host escape, allowing attacker control over all virtual machines and underlying infrastructure.
Likely Case
Guest-to-guest attacks where one compromised VM can affect other VMs on the same host, leading to data theft or service disruption.
If Mitigated
Isolated impact limited to individual guest VMs if proper segmentation and monitoring are in place.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires guest VM access and knowledge of vGPU resource allocation mechanisms. No public exploits available at this time.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Check NVIDIA security bulletin for specific fixed versions
Vendor Advisory: https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5520
Restart Required: Yes
Instructions:
1. Review NVIDIA security bulletin ID 5520. 2. Download appropriate vGPU software update from NVIDIA portal. 3. Apply update to hypervisor host. 4. Restart host system. 5. Update guest VM drivers if required.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Isolate vGPU-enabled VMs
allPlace vGPU-enabled virtual machines on separate hosts from critical infrastructure
Restrict guest VM permissions
allLimit guest VM access to vGPU management interfaces and resource allocation APIs
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement strict network segmentation between vGPU-enabled VMs and critical systems
- Enable enhanced monitoring and logging of vGPU resource allocation requests
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check NVIDIA vGPU software version on hypervisor host and compare against patched versions in security bulletinCheck Version:
nvidia-smi -q | grep 'Driver Version' or check vGPU manager version in /proc/driver/nvidia/versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify vGPU software version matches or exceeds patched version listed in NVIDIA advisory📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual vGPU resource allocation patterns
- Guest VM attempts to allocate excessive vGPU resources
- Errors in vGPU manager logs related to authorization failures
Network Indicators:
- Abnormal traffic between guest VMs sharing same vGPU host
- Unexpected connections to vGPU management interfaces
SIEM Query:
source="nvidia-vgpu" AND (event_type="resource_allocation" AND status="unauthorized") OR (resource_count > threshold)