CVE-2016-2556 (GCVE-0-2016-2556)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2016-04-12 14:00
Modified
2024-08-05 23:32
Severity ?
CWE
  • n/a
Summary
The Escape interface in the Kernel Mode Driver layer in the NVIDIA GPU graphics driver R340 before 341.95 and R352 before 354.74 on Windows improperly allows access to restricted functionality, which allows local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4059Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/len_5551Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4059Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/len_5551Third Party Advisory
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