CVE-2017-6259
published 2017-07-28CVE-2017-6259: NVIDIA GPU Display Driver contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer handler where an incorrect detection and recovery from an invalid state produced by…
PriorityP422medium6.1CVSS 3.0
AVNACHPRNUIRSCCNINAH
EPSS
0.99%
58.8th percentile
NVIDIA GPU Display Driver contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer handler where an incorrect detection and recovery from an invalid state produced by specific user actions may lead to denial of service.
Affected
3 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | nvidia-graphics-drivers | < nvidia-graphics-drivers 375.82-1 (bookworm) | nvidia-graphics-drivers 375.82-1 (bookworm) |
| debian | nvidia-graphics-drivers-legacy-340xx | < nvidia-graphics-drivers 375.82-1 (bookworm) | nvidia-graphics-drivers 375.82-1 (bookworm) |
| nvidia_corporation | nvidia_gpu_display_driver | — | — |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.06.1MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
nvdv2.07.1HIGHAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
osv6.1MEDIUM
vendor_debian6.1MEDIUM
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Ubuntu
NVIDIA graphics drivers vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2017-10-23
CVE-2017-6257 NVIDIA graphics drivers vulnerabilities
Title: NVIDIA graphics drivers vulnerabilities
Summary: NVIDIA graphics drivers could be made to crash or run programs as an
administrator.
It was discovered that the NVIDIA graphics drivers contained flaws in the
kernel mode layer. A local attacker could use these issues to cause a
denial of service or potentially escalate their privileges on the system.
Instructions: After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make
all the necessary changes.
Debian
CVE-2017-6259: nvidia-graphics-drivers - NVIDIA GPU Display Driver contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer hand...
vendor_debian·2017·CVSS 6.1
CVE-2017-6259 [MEDIUM] CVE-2017-6259: nvidia-graphics-drivers - NVIDIA GPU Display Driver contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer hand...
NVIDIA GPU Display Driver contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer handler where an incorrect detection and recovery from an invalid state produced by specific user actions may lead to denial of service.
Scope: local
bookworm: resolved (fixed in 375.82-1)
bullseye: resolved (fixed in 375.82-1)
forky: resolved (fixed in 375.82-1)
sid: resolved (fixed in 375.82-1)
trixie: resolved (fixed in 375.82-1)
GHSA
GHSA-h9mp-66gm-w56r: NVIDIA GPU Display Driver contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer handler where an incorrect detection and recovery from an invalid state pr
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-17
CVE-2017-6259 [HIGH] GHSA-h9mp-66gm-w56r: NVIDIA GPU Display Driver contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer handler where an incorrect detection and recovery from an invalid state pr
NVIDIA GPU Display Driver contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer handler where an incorrect detection and recovery from an invalid state produced by specific user actions may lead to denial of service.
OSV
CVE-2017-6259: NVIDIA GPU Display Driver contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer handler where an incorrect detection and recovery from an invalid state pr
osv·2017-07-28·CVSS 6.1
CVE-2017-6259 [MEDIUM] CVE-2017-6259: NVIDIA GPU Display Driver contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer handler where an incorrect detection and recovery from an invalid state pr
NVIDIA GPU Display Driver contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer handler where an incorrect detection and recovery from an invalid state produced by specific user actions may lead to denial of service.
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
No writeups or analysis indexed.
2017-07-28
Published