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CVE-2021-1052

Published: Jan 08, 2021 | 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
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-2021-1052
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/.html

NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows and Linux, all versions, contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys) handler for DxgkDdiEscape or IOCTL in which user-mode clients can access legacy privileged APIs, which may lead to denial of service, escalation of privileges, and information disclosure.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
Gpu_driverNvidia390 (including)392.63 (excluding)
Gpu_driverNvidia418 (including)427.11 (excluding)
Gpu_driverNvidia450 (including)452.77 (excluding)
Gpu_driverNvidia460 (including)461.09 (excluding)
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-390Ubuntutrusty*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-418-serverUbuntubionic*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-418-serverUbuntudevel*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-418-serverUbuntuesm-apps/bionic*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-418-serverUbuntuesm-apps/focal*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-418-serverUbuntufocal*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-418-serverUbuntugroovy*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-418-serverUbuntutrusty*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-440-serverUbuntubionic*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-440-serverUbuntudevel*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-440-serverUbuntuesm-apps/bionic*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-440-serverUbuntuesm-apps/focal*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-440-serverUbuntufocal*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-440-serverUbuntugroovy*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-440-serverUbuntutrusty*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-450Ubuntubionic*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-450Ubuntudevel*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-450Ubuntuesm-infra/bionic*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-450Ubuntuesm-infra/focal*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-450Ubuntufocal*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-450Ubuntugroovy*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-450Ubuntutrusty*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-450-serverUbuntubionic*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-450-serverUbuntudevel*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-450-serverUbuntuesm-infra/bionic*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-450-serverUbuntuesm-infra/focal*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-450-serverUbuntufocal*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-450-serverUbuntugroovy*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-450-serverUbuntutrusty*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-455Ubuntubionic*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-455Ubuntudevel*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-455Ubuntuesm-apps/bionic*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-455Ubuntuesm-apps/focal*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-455Ubuntufocal*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-455Ubuntugroovy*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-455Ubuntutrusty*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-455Ubuntuupstream*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-460Ubuntubionic*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-460Ubuntudevel*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-460Ubuntuesm-infra/bionic*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-460Ubuntuesm-infra/focal*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-460Ubuntufocal*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-460Ubuntugroovy*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-460Ubuntutrusty*

References

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