CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2023-4969

MEDIUM
6.5
CVSS v3
NVD

Description

A GPU kernel can read sensitive data from another GPU kernel (even from another user or app) through an optimized GPU memory region called _local memory_ on various architectures.

How to fix

Remediation Available
firmware-nonfreeDebian
Fixed in:20240610-1CVE-2023-4969
Fixed in:20240610-1CVE-2023-4969

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 RequiredLow
User InteractionNone
ScopeChanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityNone
AvailabilityNone

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

Exploit Intelligence

1.18%probability of exploitation in 30 days
64thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 64% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1
Third-Party Advisory2
Technical Description1

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