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CVE-2017-6257

NULL Pointer Dereference

Published: Jul 28, 2017 | Modified: Apr 20, 2025
CVSS 3.x
8.8
HIGH
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.x
7.2 HIGH
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
MEDIUM
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-6257
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/476.html

NVIDIA GPU Display Driver contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer handler where a NULL pointer dereference may lead to denial of service or potential escalation of privileges

Weakness

The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
Gpu_driverNvidia- (including)- (including)
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-173Ubuntutrusty*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-304Ubuntuartful*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-304Ubuntudevel*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-304Ubuntuesm-infra/xenial*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-304Ubuntutrusty*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-304Ubuntuxenial*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-304Ubuntuzesty*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-340Ubuntuartful*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-340Ubuntudevel*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-340Ubuntuesm-infra/xenial*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-340Ubuntutrusty*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-340Ubuntuxenial*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-340Ubuntuzesty*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-375Ubuntuesm-infra/xenial*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-375Ubuntutrusty*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-375Ubuntuupstream*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-375Ubuntuxenial*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-375Ubuntuzesty*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-384Ubuntuesm-apps/xenial*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-384Ubuntutrusty*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-384Ubuntuupstream*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-384Ubuntuxenial*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-384Ubuntuzesty*

Potential Mitigations

References

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