GPU Display Driver: Local privesc to host root (use-after-free)

CVE-2024-0091NVIDIA / GPU stackcurated

Impact

Local privesc to host root (use-after-free)

Who can reach it

Any tenant with a container

What to do

Driver upgrade; drain + reboot node

Fleet impact

How widespread

Universal - same driver

Cost to remediate

node-reboot

Why it hits the whole fleet

Untrusted-pointer dereference via a driver API call from a low-privileged tenant process, giving DoS / info disclosure / tampering on a shared host

References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-0091 https://github.com/NVIDIA/product-security/tree/main/2024/5551

This entry is curated: imported from vendor advisories with machine assistance, not yet individually verified. Confirm against your vendor's advisory before acting, and report anything wrong.