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Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2024-0126

🗓️ 15 Aug 2025 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
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Unpatched CVE-2024-0126 NVIDIA GPU Driver Win/Linux privilege escalation; code exec, DoS, disclosure

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  - NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows and Linux contains a vulnerability which could allow a privileged
    attacker to escalate permissions. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to code execution,
    denial of service, escalation of privileges, information disclosure, and data tampering. (CVE-2024-0126)

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if (!get_kb_item("global_settings/vendor_unpatched")) exit(0, "Unpatched Vulnerabilities Detection not active.");
if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
if (empty_or_null(get_one_kb_item("Host/Debian/dpkg-l"))) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

include('linux_unpatched.inc');

var distro_constraints_array = {
  "Debian Linux-11": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "11",
        "pkgs": [
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    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
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      {
        "release": "12",
        "pkgs": [
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    ]
  },
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        "release": "16.04",
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var distro_constraints_values = linux_unpatched::get_distro_constraints(distro_constraints_arr:distro_constraints_array);
if (empty_or_null(distro_constraints_values)) audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, 'affected');
var report = linux_unpatched::check_unpatched_constraints(distro_constraints_values:distro_constraints_values);

if (!empty_or_null(report))
{
  security_report_v4(
      port       : 0,
      severity   : SECURITY_HOLE,
      extra      : report
  );
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, 'affected');
}

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