Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2018-6260 (CCN-152869)

Assigned:2018-11-09
Published:2018-11-09
Updated:2019-04-18
Summary: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.
CVSS v3 Severity:5.5 Medium (CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)
4.8 Medium (Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): Low
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): High
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): None
2.2 Low (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N)
2.0 Low (CCN Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): High
Privileges Required (PR): Low
User Interaction (UI): Required
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Low
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): None
CVSS v2 Severity:2.1 Low (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): None
1.0 Low (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:H/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): High
Athentication (Au): Single_Instance
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): None
Vulnerability Type:CWE-200
Vulnerability Consequences:Obtain Information
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2018-6260

Source: CONFIRM
Type: UNKNOWN
http://support.lenovo.com/us/en/solutions/LEN-26250

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
nvidia-cve20186260-info-disc(152869)

Source: CCN
Type: NVIDIA Security Bulletin Answer ID 4738
NVIDIA Response to Rendered Insecure: GPU Side Channel Attacks are Practical

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Vendor Advisory
https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4738

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Vendor Advisory
https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4772

Source: UBUNTU
Type: UNKNOWN
USN-3904-1

Source: CCN
Type: IBM Security Bulletin 876860 (Other xSeries)
Vulnerabilities affect NVIDIA GPU Display Drivers for Linux and Windows

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:nvidia:gpu_driver:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    Oval Definitions
    Definition IDClassTitleLast Modified
    oval:com.ubuntu.bionic:def:20186260000
    V
    		CVE-2018-6260 on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (bionic) - medium.
    2018-11-13
    oval:com.ubuntu.cosmic:def:201862600000000
    V
    		CVE-2018-6260 on Ubuntu 18.10 (cosmic) - medium.
    2018-11-13
    oval:com.ubuntu.cosmic:def:20186260000
    V
    		CVE-2018-6260 on Ubuntu 18.10 (cosmic) - medium.
    2018-11-13
    oval:com.ubuntu.bionic:def:201862600000000
    V
    		CVE-2018-6260 on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (bionic) - medium.
    2018-11-13
    oval:com.ubuntu.trusty:def:20186260000
    V
    		CVE-2018-6260 on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (trusty) - medium.
    2018-11-13
    oval:com.ubuntu.xenial:def:201862600000000
    V
    		CVE-2018-6260 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) - medium.
    2018-11-13
    oval:com.ubuntu.xenial:def:20186260000
    V
    		CVE-2018-6260 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) - medium.
    2018-11-13
    BACK
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