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CVE-2016-8826

Published: Dec 16, 2016 | Modified: Apr 12, 2025
CVSS 3.x
5.5
MEDIUM
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.x
4.9 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
LOW
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-8826
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/399.html

All versions of NVIDIA GPU Display Driver contain a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys for Windows or nvidia.ko for Linux) where a user can cause a GPU interrupt storm, leading to a denial of service.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
Gpu_driverNvidia- (including)- (including)
Nvidia-graphics-driversUbuntuprecise*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-173Ubuntuprecise*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-173Ubuntutrusty*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-173-updatesUbuntuprecise*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-304Ubuntudevel*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-304Ubuntuesm-infra/xenial*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-304Ubuntuprecise*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-304Ubuntutrusty*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-304Ubuntuxenial*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-304Ubuntuyakkety*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-340Ubuntudevel*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-340Ubuntuesm-infra/xenial*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-340Ubuntuprecise*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-340Ubuntutrusty*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-340Ubuntuxenial*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-340Ubuntuyakkety*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-375Ubuntudevel*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-375Ubuntuesm-infra/xenial*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-375Ubuntutrusty*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-375Ubuntuxenial*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-375Ubuntuyakkety*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-96Ubuntuprecise*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-96-updatesUbuntuprecise*

References

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