CVE-2023-0194 [Low] | Denial of Service in Virtual Gpu

CVE-2023-0194 is rated Low Risk (18.2/100): CVSS Low severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.37%). Low composite risk—no urgent action required; patch on your normal maintenance cycle and revisit priority if CVSS or EPSS increases.

#	Date	Old EPSS score	New EPSS score	Delta (New - Old)
1	2026-06-15	0.06%	0.37%	+0.31%
2	2025-08-07	0.05%	0.06%	+0.01%
3	2025-03-30	—	0.05%	—

Date

Old EPSS score

New EPSS score

Delta (New - Old)

2026-06-15

0.06%

0.37%

+0.31%

2025-08-07

0.05%

0.06%

+0.01%

2025-03-30

—

0.05%

—

Base score	Version	Severity	Vector	Exploitability	Impact	Score source
2.0	3.1	LOW	`CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L` Click to expand Attack vector (AV:P) Hands-on access—USB, keyboard, opening the case—not something you do purely over the wire. Attack complexity (AC:H) Even with access, the exploit needs extra luck, timing, or a fussy environment to actually work. Privileges required (PR:N) No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough. User interaction (UI:N) Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping. Scope (S:U) Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems. Confidentiality (C:N) Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way. Integrity (I:N) Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged. Availability (A:L) Might cause slowdowns, glitches, or partial disruption—not a full brick.	0.5	1.4	[email protected]
4.6	3.1	MEDIUM	`CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H` Click to expand Attack vector (AV:P) Hands-on access—USB, keyboard, opening the case—not something you do purely over the wire. Attack complexity (AC:L) Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup. Privileges required (PR:N) No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough. User interaction (UI:N) Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping. Scope (S:U) Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems. Confidentiality (C:N) Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way. Integrity (I:N) Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged. Availability (A:H) Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.	0.9	3.6	[email protected]

Base score

Version

Severity

Vector

Exploitability

Impact

Score source

2.0

3.1

LOW

CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L Click to expand

Attack vector (AV:P): Hands-on access—USB, keyboard, opening the case—not something you do purely over the wire.
Attack complexity (AC:H): Even with access, the exploit needs extra luck, timing, or a fussy environment to actually work.
Privileges required (PR:N): No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N): Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U): Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N): Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N): Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:L): Might cause slowdowns, glitches, or partial disruption—not a full brick.

0.5

1.4

[email protected]

4.6

3.1

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Click to expand

Attack vector (AV:P): Hands-on access—USB, keyboard, opening the case—not something you do purely over the wire.
Attack complexity (AC:L): Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N): No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N): Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U): Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N): Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N): Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H): Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.

0.9

3.6

[email protected]

OS Trackers for CVE-2023-0194

vendor	priority	summary	link
`debian`	not yet assigned	CVE-2023-0194 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 9 source packages (nvidia-graphics-drivers, nvidia-graphics-drivers-legacy-340xx, …), 22 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 17, open 5.	https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-0194
`gentoo`	normal	CVE-2023-0194: 1 GLSA(s) (202310-02), 1 atom(s) (x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers); latest impact normal.	https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2023-0194
`suse`	high	—	https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-0194/
`ubuntu`	medium	CVE-2023-0194 medium priority: Ubuntu including 31 source packages (nvidia-graphics-drivers-304, nvidia-graphics-drivers-304-updates, …), 248 status rows across 8 suites (bionic, focal, jammy, kinetic, lunar, trusty, upstream, xenial): DNE 91, ignored 68, released 35, needs-triage 30, not-affected 24.	https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-0194

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2023-0194

Vendor	Product	Version	Raw CPE
nvidia	virtual_gpu	< 11.12	cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:virtual_gpu::::::::
nvidia	virtual_gpu	>= 13.0, < 13.7	cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:virtual_gpu::::::::
nvidia	virtual_gpu	>= 15.0, < 15.2	cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:virtual_gpu::::::::

References for CVE-2023-0194

URL	Tags
https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5452	Vendor Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202310-02	Third Party Advisory

URL

CVE-2023-0194

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2023-0194

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2023-0194

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2023-0194

OS Trackers for CVE-2023-0194

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2023-0194

References for CVE-2023-0194