CVE-2024-0078 Affecting nvidia-open-gpu-kernel-modules package, versions <550.144.03-1


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on default assessment until relevant scores are available.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.03% (7th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN14-NVIDIAOPENGPUKERNELMODULES-11762704
  • published10 Aug 2025
  • disclosed27 Mar 2024

Introduced: 27 Mar 2024

CVE-2024-0078  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:14 nvidia-open-gpu-kernel-modules to version 550.144.03-1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream nvidia-open-gpu-kernel-modules package and not the nvidia-open-gpu-kernel-modules package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:14 relevant fixed versions and status.

NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows and Linux contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer, where a user in a guest can cause a NULL-pointer dereference in the host, which may lead to denial of service.