CVE-2015-5950
published 2015-09-30CVE-2015-5950: The NVIDIA display driver R352 before 353.82 and R340 before 341.81 on Windows; R304 before 304.128, R340 before 340.93, and R352 before 352.41 on Linux; and…
PriorityP428medium6.9CVSS 2.0
AVLACMAuNCCICAC
EPSS
0.36%
28.6th percentile
The NVIDIA display driver R352 before 353.82 and R340 before 341.81 on Windows; R304 before 304.128, R340 before 340.93, and R352 before 352.41 on Linux; and R352 before 352.46 on GRID vGPU and vSGA allows local users to write to an arbitrary kernel memory location and consequently gain privileges via a crafted ioctl call.
Affected
15 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | nvidia-graphics-drivers | < nvidia-graphics-drivers 340.93-1 (bookworm) | nvidia-graphics-drivers 340.93-1 (bookworm) |
| nvidia | display_driver | <= 352.09 | — |
| nvidia | display_driver | <= 352.86 | — |
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| nvidia | gpu_driver | <= 352.30 | — |
CVSS provenance
nvdv2.06.9MEDIUMAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
osv6.9MEDIUM
vendor_debian6.9MEDIUM
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Ubuntu
NVIDIA graphics drivers vulnerability
vendor_ubuntu·2015-09-28
CVE-2015-5950 NVIDIA graphics drivers vulnerability
Title: NVIDIA graphics drivers vulnerability
Summary: NVIDIA graphics drivers could be made to run programs as an administrator.
Dario Weisser discovered that the NVIDIA graphics drivers incorrectly
handled certain IOCTL writes. A local attacker could use this issue to
possibly gain root privileges.
Instructions: After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make
all the necessary changes.
Debian
CVE-2015-5950: nvidia-graphics-drivers - The NVIDIA display driver R352 before 353.82 and R340 before 341.81 on Windows; ...
vendor_debian·2015·CVSS 6.9
CVE-2015-5950 [MEDIUM] CVE-2015-5950: nvidia-graphics-drivers - The NVIDIA display driver R352 before 353.82 and R340 before 341.81 on Windows; ...
The NVIDIA display driver R352 before 353.82 and R340 before 341.81 on Windows; R304 before 304.128, R340 before 340.93, and R352 before 352.41 on Linux; and R352 before 352.46 on GRID vGPU and vSGA allows local users to write to an arbitrary kernel memory location and consequently gain privileges via a crafted ioctl call.
Scope: local
bookworm: resolved (fixed in 340.93-1)
bullseye: resolved (fixed in 340.93-1)
forky: resolved (fixed in 340.93-1)
sid: resolved (fixed in 340.93-1)
trixie: resolved (fixed in 340.93-1)
GHSA
GHSA-gc3p-rqcf-jm9p: The NVIDIA display driver R352 before 353
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-17
CVE-2015-5950 [MEDIUM] CWE-119 GHSA-gc3p-rqcf-jm9p: The NVIDIA display driver R352 before 353
The NVIDIA display driver R352 before 353.82 and R340 before 341.81 on Windows; R304 before 304.128, R340 before 340.93, and R352 before 352.41 on Linux; and R352 before 352.46 on GRID vGPU and vSGA allows local users to write to an arbitrary kernel memory location and consequently gain privileges via a crafted ioctl call.
OSV
CVE-2015-5950: The NVIDIA display driver R352 before 353
osv·2015-09-30·CVSS 6.9
CVE-2015-5950 [MEDIUM] CVE-2015-5950: The NVIDIA display driver R352 before 353
The NVIDIA display driver R352 before 353.82 and R340 before 341.81 on Windows; R304 before 304.128, R340 before 340.93, and R352 before 352.41 on Linux; and R352 before 352.46 on GRID vGPU and vSGA allows local users to write to an arbitrary kernel memory location and consequently gain privileges via a crafted ioctl call.
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
No writeups or analysis indexed.
http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/3763/~/cve-2015-5950-memory-corruption-due-to-an-unsanitized-pointer-in-the-nvidiahttp://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033662http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2747-1https://h20564.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c04815468https://h20566.www2.hp.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c04815468https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/len_3313http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/3763/~/cve-2015-5950-memory-corruption-due-to-an-unsanitized-pointer-in-the-nvidiahttp://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033662http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2747-1https://h20564.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c04815468https://h20566.www2.hp.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c04815468https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/len_3313
2015-09-30
Published