CVE-2017-6259 (GCVE-0-2017-6259)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2017-07-28 19:00 – Updated: 2024-09-16 23:46
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NVIDIA GPU Display Driver contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer handler where an incorrect detection and recovery from an invalid state produced by specific user actions may lead to denial of service.
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  • Denial of Service
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Nvidia Corporation NVIDIA GPU Display Driver Affected: All
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