CVE-2024-0093
📋 TL;DR
This vulnerability in NVIDIA GPU software for Linux allows unauthorized actors to access sensitive information through the GPU driver. It affects Linux systems with NVIDIA GPU drivers installed. Successful exploitation could lead to information disclosure of potentially sensitive data.
💻 Affected Systems
- NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Linux
📦 What is this software?
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Sensitive system information or GPU memory contents could be exposed to unauthorized users, potentially revealing credentials, encryption keys, or other confidential data.
Likely Case
Limited information disclosure of GPU-related data or system information accessible through the GPU driver interface.
If Mitigated
Minimal impact with proper access controls and isolation preventing unauthorized users from accessing GPU resources.
🎯 Exploit Status
Requires local access to the system and knowledge of the vulnerability. No public exploit code is mentioned in the CVE description.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Check NVIDIA advisory for specific fixed versions
Vendor Advisory: https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5551
Restart Required: Yes
Instructions:
1. Visit NVIDIA advisory URL to identify affected versions. 2. Download and install the latest NVIDIA GPU driver for Linux from NVIDIA's website. 3. Reboot the system to apply the driver update.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Restrict GPU Access
linuxLimit access to GPU devices to authorized users only using file permissions
sudo chmod 600 /dev/nvidia*
sudo chown root:video /dev/nvidia*
Disable Unused GPU Features
linuxDisable GPU features not required for your workload to reduce attack surface
Check NVIDIA documentation for feature-specific disable commands
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement strict access controls to limit which users can access GPU devices
- Isolate GPU workloads to dedicated systems with minimal user access
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check NVIDIA driver version and compare against affected versions in NVIDIA advisoryCheck Version:
nvidia-smi --query-gpu=driver_version --format=csv,noheaderVerify Fix Applied:
Verify driver version is updated to a version not listed in the NVIDIA advisory as vulnerable📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual GPU access patterns
- Failed GPU device access attempts from unauthorized users
Network Indicators:
- Not applicable - local vulnerability only
SIEM Query:
Search for unusual access to /dev/nvidia* devices or GPU-related system calls from unauthorized users