Is CVE-2020-5973 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2020-5973 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2020-5973?

CVE-2020-5973 has a CVSS v3 base score of 4.4 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2020-5973?

CVE-2020-5973 has an EPSS score of 0.40% (32th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2020-5973?

Upgrade linux on ubuntu 18.04 to 4.15.0-108.109 or later. Fixes are available for 61 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2020-5973

MEDIUM

4.4

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

NVIDIA Virtual GPU Manager and the guest drivers contain a vulnerability in vGPU plugin, in which there is the potential to execute privileged operations, which may lead to denial of service. This affects vGPU version 8.x (prior to 8.4), version 9.x (prior to 9.4) and version 10.x (prior to 10.3).

How to fix

Remediation Available

linuxUbuntu

Fixed in:4.15.0-108.109USN-4404-2

Fixed in:5.4.0-39.43USN-4404-2

linux-awsUbuntu

Fixed in:4.15.0-1076.80USN-4404-2

Fixed in:5.4.0-1017.17USN-4404-2

linux-aws-5.3Ubuntu

Fixed in:5.3.0-1028.30~18.04.1USN-4404-2

linux-azureUbuntu

Fixed in:5.4.0-1019.19USN-4404-2

linux-azure-5.3Ubuntu

Fixed in:5.3.0-1031.32~18.04.1USN-4404-2

linux-gcpUbuntu

Fixed in:5.4.0-1018.18USN-4404-2

linux-gcp-5.3Ubuntu

Fixed in:5.3.0-1029.31~18.04.1USN-4404-2

linux-hweUbuntu

Fixed in:5.3.0-61.55~18.04.1USN-4404-2

linux-image-4.15.0-1047-oracleUbuntu

Fixed in:4.15.0-1047.51USN-4404-2

linux-image-4.15.0-1076-awsUbuntu

Fixed in:4.15.0-1076.80USN-4404-2

linux-image-4.15.0-108-genericUbuntu

Fixed in:4.15.0-108.109USN-4404-2

linux-image-4.15.0-108-generic-lpaeUbuntu

Fixed in:4.15.0-108.109USN-4404-2

linux-image-4.15.0-108-lowlatencyUbuntu

Fixed in:4.15.0-108.109USN-4404-2

linux-image-4.15.0-1090-oemUbuntu

Fixed in:4.15.0-1090.100USN-4404-2

linux-image-5.0.0-1062-oem-osp1Ubuntu

Fixed in:5.0.0-1062.67USN-4404-2

linux-image-5.3.0-1027-oracleUbuntu

Fixed in:5.3.0-1027.29~18.04.1USN-4404-2

linux-image-5.3.0-1028-awsUbuntu

Fixed in:5.3.0-1028.30~18.04.1USN-4404-2

linux-image-5.3.0-1029-gcpUbuntu

Fixed in:5.3.0-1029.31~18.04.1USN-4404-2

linux-image-5.3.0-1031-azureUbuntu

Fixed in:5.3.0-1031.32~18.04.1USN-4404-2

linux-image-5.3.0-61-genericUbuntu

Fixed in:5.3.0-61.55~18.04.1USN-4404-2

linux-image-5.3.0-61-generic-lpaeUbuntu

Fixed in:5.3.0-61.55~18.04.1USN-4404-2

linux-image-5.3.0-61-lowlatencyUbuntu

Fixed in:5.3.0-61.55~18.04.1USN-4404-2

linux-image-5.4.0-1017-awsUbuntu

Fixed in:5.4.0-1017.17USN-4404-2

linux-image-5.4.0-1018-gcpUbuntu

Fixed in:5.4.0-1018.18USN-4404-2

linux-image-5.4.0-1018-oracleUbuntu

Fixed in:5.4.0-1018.18USN-4404-2

linux-image-5.4.0-1019-azureUbuntu

Fixed in:5.4.0-1019.19USN-4404-2

linux-image-5.4.0-39-genericUbuntu

Fixed in:5.4.0-39.43USN-4404-2

linux-image-5.4.0-39-generic-lpaeUbuntu

Fixed in:5.4.0-39.43USN-4404-2

linux-image-5.4.0-39-lowlatencyUbuntu

Fixed in:5.4.0-39.43USN-4404-2

linux-image-awsUbuntu

Fixed in:5.3.0.1028.26USN-4404-2

Fixed in:5.4.0.1017.18USN-4404-2

linux-image-aws-lts-18.04Ubuntu

Fixed in:4.15.0.1076.78USN-4404-2

linux-image-azureUbuntu

Fixed in:5.3.0.1031.27USN-4404-2

Fixed in:5.4.0.1019.18USN-4404-2

linux-image-gcpUbuntu

Fixed in:5.3.0.1029.23USN-4404-2

Fixed in:5.4.0.1018.16USN-4404-2

linux-image-genericUbuntu

Fixed in:4.15.0.108.96USN-4404-2

Fixed in:5.4.0.39.42USN-4404-2

linux-image-generic-hwe-18.04Ubuntu

Fixed in:5.3.0.61.114USN-4404-2

linux-image-generic-hwe-20.04Ubuntu

Fixed in:5.4.0.39.42USN-4404-2

linux-image-generic-lpaeUbuntu

Fixed in:4.15.0.108.96USN-4404-2

Fixed in:5.4.0.39.42USN-4404-2

linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-18.04Ubuntu

Fixed in:5.3.0.61.114USN-4404-2

linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-20.04Ubuntu

Fixed in:5.4.0.39.42USN-4404-2

linux-image-gkeUbuntu

Fixed in:5.4.0.1018.16USN-4404-2

linux-image-gkeop-5.3Ubuntu

Fixed in:5.3.0.61.114USN-4404-2

linux-image-lowlatencyUbuntu

Fixed in:4.15.0.108.96USN-4404-2

Fixed in:5.4.0.39.42USN-4404-2

linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-18.04Ubuntu

Fixed in:5.3.0.61.114USN-4404-2

linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-20.04Ubuntu

Fixed in:5.4.0.39.42USN-4404-2

linux-image-oemUbuntu

Fixed in:4.15.0.1090.93USN-4404-2

Fixed in:5.4.0.39.42USN-4404-2

linux-image-oem-osp1Ubuntu

Fixed in:5.0.0.1062.60USN-4404-2

Fixed in:5.4.0.39.42USN-4404-2

linux-image-oracleUbuntu

Fixed in:5.3.0.1027.24USN-4404-2

Fixed in:5.4.0.1018.16USN-4404-2

linux-image-oracle-edgeUbuntu

Fixed in:5.3.0.1027.24USN-4404-2

linux-image-oracle-lts-18.04Ubuntu

Fixed in:4.15.0.1047.56USN-4404-2

linux-image-snapdragon-hwe-18.04Ubuntu

Fixed in:5.3.0.61.114USN-4404-2

linux-image-virtualUbuntu

Fixed in:4.15.0.108.96USN-4404-2

Fixed in:5.4.0.39.42USN-4404-2

linux-image-virtual-hwe-18.04Ubuntu

Fixed in:5.3.0.61.114USN-4404-2

linux-image-virtual-hwe-20.04Ubuntu

Fixed in:5.4.0.39.42USN-4404-2

linux-oemUbuntu

Fixed in:4.15.0-1090.100USN-4404-2

linux-oem-osp1Ubuntu

Fixed in:5.0.0-1062.67USN-4404-2

linux-oracleUbuntu

Fixed in:4.15.0-1047.51USN-4404-2

Fixed in:5.4.0-1018.18USN-4404-2

linux-oracle-5.3Ubuntu

Fixed in:5.3.0-1027.29~18.04.1USN-4404-2

nvidia-graphics-drivers-390Ubuntu

Fixed in:390.138-0ubuntu0.18.04.1USN-4404-1

Fixed in:390.138-0ubuntu0.20.04.1USN-4404-1

nvidia-graphics-drivers-440Ubuntu

Fixed in:440.100-0ubuntu0.18.04.1USN-4404-1

Fixed in:440.100-0ubuntu0.20.04.1USN-4404-1

xserver-xorg-video-nvidia-390Ubuntu

Fixed in:390.138-0ubuntu0.18.04.1USN-4404-1

Fixed in:390.138-0ubuntu0.20.04.1USN-4404-1

xserver-xorg-video-nvidia-440Ubuntu

Fixed in:440.100-0ubuntu0.18.04.1USN-4404-1

Fixed in:440.100-0ubuntu0.20.04.1USN-4404-1

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredHigh

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

0.40%probability of exploitation in 30 days

32ndpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 32% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

nvidia.custhelp.com

Third-Party Advisory2

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