Security News > 2020 > June > Nvidia Warns Windows Gamers of Serious Graphics Driver Bugs
Graphics chipmaker Nvidia has fixed two high-severity flaws in its graphics drivers.
Nvidia's graphics driver for Windows is used in devices targeted to enthusiast gamers; it's the software component that enables the device's operating system and programs to use its high-level, gaming-optimized graphics hardware.
One of the vulnerabilities, CVE-2020-5962, exists in the Nvidia Control Panel component, which provides control of the graphics driver settings as well as other utilities installed on the system.
Nvidia also stomped out four high-severity flaws in its Virtual GPU manager, its tool that enables multiple virtual machines to have simultaneous, direct access to a single physical GPU, while also using Nvidia graphics drivers deployed on non-virtualized operating systems.
Last year, Nvidia issued fixes for high-severity flaws in two popular gaming products, including its graphics driver for Windows and GeForce Experience.
News URL
https://threatpost.com/nvidia-windows-gamers-graphics-driver-bugs/156911/
Related Vulnerability
| DATE | CVE | VULNERABILITY TITLE | RISK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-06-24 | CVE-2020-5962 | Unspecified vulnerability in Nvidia products NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver, all versions, contains a vulnerability in the NVIDIA Control Panel component, in which an attacker with local system access can corrupt a system file, which may lead to denial of service or escalation of privileges. | 7.8 |