CVE-2021-1056 (GCVE-0-2021-1056)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-01-08 00:00 – Updated: 2024-08-03 15:55
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Linux, all versions, contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvidia.ko) in which it does not completely honor operating system file system permissions to provide GPU device-level isolation, which may lead to denial of service or information disclosure.
Severity
7.1 (High)
CWE
- denial of service or information disclosure
Assigner
References
3 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_… | |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022… | mailing-list |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202310-02 | vendor-advisory |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA | NVIDIA GPU Display Driver |
Affected:
All
|
guessed |
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