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CVE-2021-1093

Improper Resource Shutdown or Release

Published: Jul 22, 2021 | Modified: Nov 21, 2024
CVSS 3.x
5.5
MEDIUM
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/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-2021-1093
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/404.html

NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows and Linux contains a vulnerability in firmware where the driver contains an assert() or similar statement that can be triggered by an attacker, which leads to an application exit or other behavior that is more severe than necessary, and may lead to denial of service or system crash.

Weakness

The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
Gpu_display_driverNvidia418.197.02 (including)418.211.00 (excluding)
Gpu_display_driverNvidia427.33 (including)427.48 (excluding)
Gpu_display_driverNvidia450.119.03 (including)450.142.00 (excluding)
Gpu_display_driverNvidia452.96 (including)453.10 (excluding)
Gpu_display_driverNvidia460.73.01 (including)460.91.03 (excluding)
Gpu_display_driverNvidia462.31 (including)462.96 (excluding)
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-304Ubuntuesm-infra/xenial*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-304Ubuntutrusty*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-304Ubuntuxenial*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-304-updatesUbuntutrusty*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-304-updatesUbuntuxenial*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-340Ubuntubionic*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-340Ubuntuesm-infra/bionic*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-340Ubuntuesm-infra/focal*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-340Ubuntuesm-infra/xenial*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-340Ubuntufocal*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-340Ubuntugroovy*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-340Ubuntutrusty*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-340Ubuntuxenial*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-340-updatesUbuntutrusty*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-352Ubuntutrusty*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-352-updatesUbuntutrusty*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-367Ubuntutrusty*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-375Ubuntutrusty*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-384Ubuntutrusty*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-384Ubuntuxenial*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-390Ubuntubionic*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-390Ubuntuesm-infra/bionic*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-390Ubuntuesm-infra/focal*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-390Ubuntufocal*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-390Ubuntugroovy*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-390Ubuntuhirsute*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-390Ubuntuimpish*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-390Ubuntujammy*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-390Ubuntukinetic*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-390Ubuntulunar*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-418-serverUbuntubionic*
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-serverUbuntuhirsute*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-418-serverUbuntuimpish*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-418-serverUbuntujammy*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-430Ubuntubionic*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-430Ubuntuesm-infra/bionic*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-430Ubuntuesm-infra/focal*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-430Ubuntufocal*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-430Ubuntugroovy*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-430Ubuntuhirsute*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-430Ubuntuimpish*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-430Ubuntujammy*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-430Ubuntukinetic*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-430Ubuntulunar*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-430Ubuntumantic*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-435Ubuntubionic*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-435Ubuntuesm-apps/jammy*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-435Ubuntuesm-infra/bionic*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-435Ubuntuesm-infra/focal*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-435Ubuntufocal*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-435Ubuntugroovy*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-435Ubuntuhirsute*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-435Ubuntuimpish*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-435Ubuntujammy*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-435Ubuntukinetic*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-435Ubuntulunar*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-435Ubuntumantic*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-440Ubuntubionic*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-440Ubuntuesm-infra/bionic*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-440Ubuntuesm-infra/focal*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-440Ubuntufocal*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-440Ubuntugroovy*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-440Ubuntuhirsute*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-440Ubuntuimpish*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-440Ubuntujammy*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-440Ubuntukinetic*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-440Ubuntulunar*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-440Ubuntumantic*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-440-serverUbuntubionic*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-440-serverUbuntuesm-apps/bionic*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-440-serverUbuntuesm-apps/focal*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-440-serverUbuntuesm-apps/jammy*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-440-serverUbuntufocal*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-440-serverUbuntugroovy*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-440-serverUbuntuhirsute*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-440-serverUbuntuimpish*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-440-serverUbuntujammy*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-440-serverUbuntukinetic*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-440-serverUbuntulunar*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-450Ubuntugroovy*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-450-serverUbuntubionic*
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-serverUbuntuhirsute*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-450-serverUbuntuimpish*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-450-serverUbuntujammy*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-450-serverUbuntukinetic*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-450-serverUbuntulunar*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-455Ubuntubionic*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-455Ubuntuesm-apps/bionic*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-455Ubuntuesm-apps/focal*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-455Ubuntufocal*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-455Ubuntugroovy*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-455Ubuntuhirsute*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-455Ubuntuimpish*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-455Ubuntujammy*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-455Ubuntukinetic*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-455Ubuntulunar*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-455Ubuntumantic*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-460Ubuntubionic*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-460Ubuntuesm-infra/bionic*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-460Ubuntuesm-infra/focal*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-460Ubuntufocal*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-460Ubuntugroovy*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-460Ubuntuhirsute*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-460Ubuntuimpish*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-460Ubuntujammy*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-460Ubuntukinetic*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-460Ubuntulunar*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-460Ubuntumantic*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-460-serverUbuntubionic*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-460-serverUbuntuesm-infra/bionic*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-460-serverUbuntuesm-infra/focal*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-460-serverUbuntufocal*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-460-serverUbuntugroovy*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-460-serverUbuntuhirsute*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-460-serverUbuntuimpish*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-470Ubuntubionic*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-470Ubuntuesm-infra/bionic*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-470Ubuntuesm-infra/focal*
Nvidia-graphics-drivers-470Ubuntufocal*

Potential Mitigations

  • Use a language that does not allow this weakness to occur or provides constructs that make this weakness easier to avoid.
  • For example, languages such as Java, Ruby, and Lisp perform automatic garbage collection that releases memory for objects that have been deallocated.

References

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