CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2020-5966

NULL Pointer Dereference

Published: Jun 25, 2020 | Modified: Nov 21, 2024
CVSS 3.x
7.8
HIGH
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.x
4.6 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
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NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver, all versions, contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys) handler for DxgkDdiEscape, in which a NULL pointer is dereferenced, leading 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_display_driverNvidia390 (including)392.61 (excluding)
Gpu_display_driverNvidia418 (including)426.78 (excluding)
Gpu_display_driverNvidia440 (including)443.18 (excluding)
Gpu_display_driverNvidia450 (including)451.48 (excluding)

Potential Mitigations

References