CVE-2021-1077 (GCVE-0-2021-1077)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-04-21 00:00 – Updated: 2024-08-03 15:55
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows and Linux, R450 and R460 driver branch, contains a vulnerability where the software uses a reference count to manage a resource that is incorrectly updated, which may lead to denial of service.
Severity
6.6 (Medium)
CWE
- denial of service
Assigner
References
2 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_… | |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202310-02 | vendor-advisory |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA | NVIDIA GPU Display Driver |
Affected:
R450 and R460 driver branch
|
guessed |
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