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CVE-2018-6253

Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')

Published: Apr 02, 2018 | Modified: Nov 21, 2024
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
MEDIUM
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-6253
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/835.html

NVIDIA GPU Display Driver contains a vulnerability in the DirectX and OpenGL Usermode drivers where a specially crafted pixel shader can cause infinite recursion leading to denial of service.

Weakness

The product contains an iteration or loop with an exit condition that cannot be reached, i.e., an infinite loop.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
Gpu_driverNvidia- (including)- (including)
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-173Ubuntutrusty*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-304Ubuntuartful*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-304Ubuntuesm-infra/xenial*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-304Ubuntutrusty*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-304Ubuntuxenial*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-340Ubuntuartful*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-340Ubuntubionic*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-340Ubuntudevel*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-340Ubuntuesm-infra/bionic*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-340Ubuntuesm-infra/xenial*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-340Ubuntutrusty*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-340Ubuntuxenial*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-384Ubuntuartful*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-384Ubuntuesm-apps/xenial*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-384Ubuntutrusty*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-384Ubuntuupstream*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-384Ubuntuxenial*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-390Ubuntuupstream*

References

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