Arch Linux Security Advisory ASA-202107-58

Severity: Medium
Date : 2021-07-21
CVE-ID : CVE-2021-1093 CVE-2021-1094 CVE-2021-1095
Package : nvidia-utils
Type : multiple issues
Remote : No
Link : https://security.archlinux.org/AVG-2193

Summary

The package nvidia-utils before version 470.57.02-1 is vulnerable to
multiple issues including denial of service and information disclosure.

Resolution

Upgrade to 470.57.02-1.

pacman -Syu “nvidia-utils>=470.57.02-1”

The problems have been fixed upstream in version 470.57.02.

Workaround

None.

Description

• CVE-2021-1093 (denial of service)

The 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.

• CVE-2021-1094 (information disclosure)

The NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows and Linux contains a
vulnerability in the kernel mode layer handler for DxgkDdiEscape where
an out of bounds array access may lead to denial of service or
information disclosure.

• CVE-2021-1095 (denial of service)

The NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows and Linux contains a
vulnerability in the kernel mode layer handlers for all control calls
with embedded parameters where dereferencing an untrusted pointer may
lead to denial of service.

Impact

A local attacker could disclose sensitive memory contents or crash the
system through crafted system calls to the graphics driver.

References

https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5211
https://security.archlinux.org/CVE-2021-1093
https://security.archlinux.org/CVE-2021-1094
https://security.archlinux.org/CVE-2021-1095