Distribution advisory
This page covers CVE-2023-0194 as tracked by Ubuntu, for the package nvidia-graphics-drivers-304. The fix is available in version 450.236.01-0ubuntu0.22.04.1; earlier versions remain affected.
How this vulnerability can be exploited
This issue can be reached with physical access to the device, attack complexity is high, an attacker needs no privileges on the target. No user interaction is required. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality none, integrity none, availability low.
CVSS metrics in full
The score comes from this vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
- Attack vector: Physical — the attacker has to touch the device.
- Attack complexity: High — the attacker first has to win a race, learn a secret or otherwise prepare the target.
- Privileges required: None — an unauthenticated stranger can try it.
- User interaction: None — nobody has to be tricked into anything.
- Scope: Unchanged — the damage stays inside the vulnerable component.
- Confidentiality impact: None.
- Integrity impact: None.
- Availability impact: Low — limited, and the attacker does not choose what is affected.
Weakness class
UBUNTU-CVE-2023-0194 is classified as CWE-1284: Improper Validation of Specified Quantity in Input. The product receives input that is expected to specify a quantity (such as size or length), but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the quantity has the required properties.
Affected software
UBUNTU-CVE-2023-0194 is recorded against 22 packages.
- nvidia-graphics-drivers-304
- nvidia-graphics-drivers-340
- nvidia-graphics-drivers-384
- nvidia-graphics-drivers-390
- nvidia-graphics-drivers-418-server
- nvidia-graphics-drivers-430
- nvidia-graphics-drivers-435
- nvidia-graphics-drivers-440
- nvidia-graphics-drivers-440-server
- nvidia-graphics-drivers-450
- nvidia-graphics-drivers-450-server (fixed in 450.236.01-0ubuntu0.22.04.1)
- nvidia-graphics-drivers-455
- nvidia-graphics-drivers-460
- nvidia-graphics-drivers-460-server
- nvidia-graphics-drivers-470 (fixed in 470.182.03-0ubuntu0.22.04.1)
- nvidia-graphics-drivers-470-server (fixed in 470.182.03-0ubuntu0.22.04.1)
- nvidia-graphics-drivers-510
- nvidia-graphics-drivers-515 (fixed in 515.105.01-0ubuntu0.22.04.1)
- nvidia-graphics-drivers-515-server (fixed in 515.105.01-0ubuntu0.22.04.1)
- nvidia-graphics-drivers-520
- nvidia-graphics-drivers-525 (fixed in 525.105.17-0ubuntu0.22.04.1)
- nvidia-graphics-drivers-525-server (fixed in 525.105.17-0ubuntu0.22.04.1)
Timeline and source
Published on 1 April 2023 and last revised on 22 April 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.
References
ubuntu.com (Report)
cve.mitre.org (Report)
nvidia.custhelp.com (Report)
www.cve.org (Report)
Other advisories for this package
nvidia-graphics-drivers-304 has other advisories on record. If you are patching this one, these are worth checking on the same host:
Same weakness in other software
These advisories are the same class of weakness (CWE-1284: Improper Validation of Specified Quantity in Input) in other software:
