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CVE-2021-1056 (GCVE-0-2021-1056)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-01-08 00:00 – Updated: 2024-08-03 15:55
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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)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
CWE
  • denial of service or information disclosure
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References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
NVIDIA NVIDIA GPU Display Driver Affected: All
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