CVE-2021-1096

CWE-476 — NULL Pointer Dereference3 documents3 sources
Severity
5.5MEDIUM
EPSS
0.1%
top 81.64%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
Nvidia GPU Display DriverNvidia Nvidia GPU Display Driver
Timeline
PublishedJul 22
Latest updateMay 24

Description

NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver for Windows contains a vulnerability in the NVIDIA kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys) handler for DxgkDdiEscape where dereferencing a NULL pointer may lead to a system crash.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 3.6

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-r2fq-797q-75p5: NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver for Windows contains a vulnerability in the NVIDIA kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm↗2022-05-24
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CVEList
CVE-2021-1096: NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver for Windows contains a vulnerability in the NVIDIA kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm↗2021-07-22
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CVE-2021-1096 (MEDIUM CVSS 5.5) | NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver f | cvebase.io