CVE-2020-5967

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.7 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2020-06-25 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-362

Description

NVIDIA Linux GPU Display Driver, all versions, contains a vulnerability in the UVM driver, in which a race condition may lead to a denial of service.

Affected products

Canonical Ubuntu Linux: 18.04, 19.10, 20.04
NVIDIA Geforce Firmware: from 390 before 390.138; from 440 before 440.100; from 450 before 450.51 — fixed in 390.138, 440.100, 450.51
NVIDIA Nvs Firmware: from 390 before 390.138; from 440 before 440.100; from 450 before 450.51 — fixed in 390.138, 440.100, 450.51
NVIDIA Quadro Firmware: from 390 before 390.138; from 440 before 440.100; from 450 before 450.51 — fixed in 390.138, 440.100, 450.51
NVIDIA Tesla Firmware: from 418 before 418.152.00; from 440 before 440.95.01; from 450 before 450.51.05 — fixed in 418.152.00, 440.95.01, 450.51.05

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: NVIDIA Geforce Firmware 390.138, 440.100, 450.51; NVIDIA Nvs Firmware 390.138, 440.100, 450.51; NVIDIA Quadro Firmware 390.138, 440.100, 450.51; NVIDIA Tesla Firmware 418.152.00, 440.95.01, 450.51.05. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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