# CVE-2020-5972: NVIDIA Virtual GPU Manager contains a vulnerability in the vGPU plugin, in which local pointer variables are not initialized and may be free

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2020-06-30 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- NVIDIA NVIDIA vGPU Software: all versions

## Description

NVIDIA Virtual GPU Manager contains a vulnerability in the vGPU plugin, in which local pointer variables are not initialized and may be freed later, which may lead to tampering or 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).

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on NVIDIA NVIDIA vGPU Software, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5031

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