NVIDIA GPU Display Driver contains a vulnerability in 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
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gpu_driver | Nvidia | - (including) | - (including) |
| Nvidia-graphics-drivers-173 | Ubuntu | trusty | * |
| Nvidia-graphics-drivers-304 | Ubuntu | artful | * |
| Nvidia-graphics-drivers-304 | Ubuntu | esm-infra/xenial | * |
| Nvidia-graphics-drivers-304 | Ubuntu | trusty | * |
| Nvidia-graphics-drivers-304 | Ubuntu | xenial | * |
| Nvidia-graphics-drivers-340 | Ubuntu | artful | * |
| Nvidia-graphics-drivers-340 | Ubuntu | bionic | * |
| Nvidia-graphics-drivers-340 | Ubuntu | devel | * |
| Nvidia-graphics-drivers-340 | Ubuntu | esm-infra/bionic | * |
| Nvidia-graphics-drivers-340 | Ubuntu | esm-infra/xenial | * |
| Nvidia-graphics-drivers-340 | Ubuntu | trusty | * |
| Nvidia-graphics-drivers-340 | Ubuntu | xenial | * |
| Nvidia-graphics-drivers-384 | Ubuntu | artful | * |
| Nvidia-graphics-drivers-384 | Ubuntu | esm-apps/xenial | * |
| Nvidia-graphics-drivers-384 | Ubuntu | trusty | * |
| Nvidia-graphics-drivers-384 | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Nvidia-graphics-drivers-384 | Ubuntu | xenial | * |
| Nvidia-graphics-drivers-390 | Ubuntu | upstream | * |