CVE-2020-5989
MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: October 2, 2020 at 09:10 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:22 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorVirtual GPU Manager
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Severity
MEDIUM5.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%
Description
NVIDIA Virtual GPU Manager contains a vulnerability in the vGPU plugin, in which it can dereference a NULL pointer, which may lead to denial of service. This affects vGPU version 8.x (prior to 8.5), version 10.x (prior to 10.4) and version 11.0.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v < 8.510.0 ≤ v < 10.48.0 ≤ v < 8.5
Affected range stops below 10.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 8.5, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (1)
x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5075CVSS
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- NONE
- Integrity
- NONE
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-476
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