CVE-2021-1091 — Link Following in Nvidia GPU Display Driver

CWE-59 — Link Following3 documents3 sources
Severity
7.1HIGHNVD
EPSS
0.1%
top 69.92%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
Nvidia GPU Display DriverNvidia GPU Display Driver
Timeline
PublishedJul 22
Latest updateMay 24

Description

NVIDIA GPU Display driver for Windows contains a vulnerability where an unprivileged user can create a file hard link that causes the driver to overwrite a file that requires elevated privilege to modify, which could lead to data loss 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-4vj4-g3hp-pfw5: NVIDIA GPU Display driver for Windows contains a vulnerability where an unprivileged user can create a file hard link that causes the driver to overwr↗2022-05-24
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CVEList
CVE-2021-1091: NVIDIA GPU Display driver for Windows contains a vulnerability where an unprivileged user can create a file hard link that causes the driver to overwr↗2021-07-22
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CVE-2021-1091 — Link Following in Nvidia | cvebase