CVE-2023-0190

Host crash via kernel NULL pointer dereference

Published Apr 22, 2023 · Updated Feb 13, 2025

NULL pointer dereference in the kernel mode layer of NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Linux allows local users to crash the host. The layer dereferences a NULL pointer, but NVIDIA has not disclosed the triggering input, code path, or affected function. Low-privileged local access is sufficient, and the documented consequence is an availability-only host interruption.

CVSS severity5.5
Medium
EPSS probability0.23%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

NULL pointer dereference in the kernel mode layer of NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Linux allows local users to crash the host. The layer dereferences a NULL pointer, but NVIDIA has not disclosed the triggering input, code path, or affected function. Low-privileged local access is sufficient, and the documented consequence is an availability-only host interruption.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-0190
Published
Apr 22, 2023
Updated
Feb 13, 2025
Vendor
DPDK Project
Product
NVIDIA GPU Display Driver
Classifications
CWE-476, T1499
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Apr 22, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Feb 13, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=All versions prior to and including 15.1, 13.6, 11.11, and all versions prior to and including February 2023 release

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

DPDK Project · NVIDIA GPU Display Driverversion=All versions prior to and including 15.1, 13.6, 11.11, and all versions prior to and including February 2023 release

Published CVSS scores

5.5NVIDIA CorporationCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-476NULL Pointer Dereference
T1499Endpoint Denial of Service

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