CVE-2021-1090 — Classic Buffer Overflow in Nvidia GPU Display Driver

CWE-120 — Classic Buffer OverflowCWE-99 — Resource Injection4 documents4 sources
Severity
7.1HIGHNVD
EPSS
0.1%
top 64.91%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
Nvidia GPU Display DriverNvidia GPU Display Driver
Timeline
PublishedJul 22
Latest updateMay 22

Description

NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows and Linux contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys) handler for control calls where the software reads or writes to a buffer by using an index or pointer that references a memory location after the end of the buffer, which may lead to data tampering or denial of service.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 5.2

Affected Packages2 packages

▶NVDnvidia/gpu_display_driver427.33 — 427.48+2
▶CVEListV5nvidia/nvidia_gpu_display_driverAll GPU Driver versions

Patches

Patch: nvidia.custhelp.com ↗Patch: nvidia.custhelp.com ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-2hxf-vvc6-4wwp: NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows and Linux contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm↗2022-05-24
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CVEList
CVE-2021-1090: NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows and Linux contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm↗2021-07-22
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📋Vendor Advisories

1
Red Hat
kernel: netfilter: nf_tables: skip netdev events generated on netns removal↗2024-05-22
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