CVE-2018-6260

low-risk
Published 2018-11-13

NVIDIA graphics driver contains a vulnerability that may allow access to application data processed on the GPU through a side channel exposed by the GPU performance counters. Local user access is required. This is not a network or remote attack vector.

Do I need to act?

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0.03% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
5
CVSS 5.5/10 Medium
LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Affected Vendors

Nvidia

References (8)

http://support.lenovo.com/us/en/solutions/LEN-26250
Vendor Advisory https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4738
Vendor Advisory https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4772
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3904-1/
http://support.lenovo.com/us/en/solutions/LEN-26250
Vendor Advisory https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4738
Vendor Advisory https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4772
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3904-1/
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low-risk
Severity 18/34 · Moderate
Exploitability 0/34 · Minimal
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal