CVE-2021-1056
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…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.78%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
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.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.78% probability · 77th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-276
- Affected
- nvidia/gpu driver · debian/debian linux
- Source
- psirt@nvidia.com
References
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/01/msg00013.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5142Vendor Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202310-02Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/01/msg00013.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5142Vendor Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202310-02Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.