The host memory mapping path feature in the NVIDIA GPU graphics driver R346 before 346.87 and R352 before 352.41 for Linux and R352 before 352.46 for GRID vGPU and vSGA does not properly restrict access to third-party device IO memory, which allows attackers to gain privileges, cause a denial of service (resource consumption), or possibly have unspecified other impact via unknown vectors related to the follow_pfn kernel-mode API call.
The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor.
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gpu_driver | Nvidia | 346.16 (including) | 346.16 (including) |
| Gpu_driver | Nvidia | 346.22 (including) | 346.22 (including) |
| Gpu_driver | Nvidia | 346.35 (including) | 346.35 (including) |
| Gpu_driver | Nvidia | 346.47 (including) | 346.47 (including) |
| Gpu_driver | Nvidia | 346.59 (including) | 346.59 (including) |
| Gpu_driver | Nvidia | 346.72 (including) | 346.72 (including) |
| Gpu_driver | Nvidia | 346.82 (including) | 346.82 (including) |
| Gpu_driver | Nvidia | 352.09 (including) | 352.09 (including) |
| Gpu_driver | Nvidia | 352.21 (including) | 352.21 (including) |
| Gpu_driver | Nvidia | 352.30 (including) | 352.30 (including) |
| Gpu_driver | Nvidia | 352.41 (including) | 352.41 (including) |
| Nvidia-graphics-drivers-352 | Ubuntu | devel | * |
| Nvidia-graphics-drivers-352 | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Nvidia-graphics-drivers-352 | Ubuntu | wily | * |
| Nvidia-graphics-drivers-352-updates | Ubuntu | devel | * |
| Nvidia-graphics-drivers-352-updates | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Nvidia-graphics-drivers-352-updates | Ubuntu | wily | * |
Access control involves the use of several protection mechanisms such as:
When any mechanism is not applied or otherwise fails, attackers can compromise the security of the product by gaining privileges, reading sensitive information, executing commands, evading detection, etc. There are two distinct behaviors that can introduce access control weaknesses: