CVE-2021-1090

2021-07-2200:00:00

nvidia

www.cve.org

nvidia

gpu

display driver

vulnerability

kernel mode

buffer

data tampering

denial of service

CVSS3

7.1

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

AI Score

7.4

Confidence

High

EPSS

Percentile

12.6%

JSON

NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows and Linux contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys) handler for control calls where the software reads or writes to a buffer by using an index or pointer that references a memory location after the end of the buffer, which may lead to data tampering or denial of service.

CNA Affected

[
  {
    "vendor": "NVIDIA",
    "product": "NVIDIA GPU Display Driver",
    "versions": [
      {
        "version": "All GPU Driver versions",
        "status": "affected"
      }
    ]
  }
]