CVE-2016-8826

CVE-2016-8826 affects NVIDIA GPU Display Driver. The vulnerability exists in the kernel-mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys on Windows, nvidia.ko on Linux) and can allow a local attacker to trigger a GPU interrupt storm, resulting in a denial of service. Multiple OpenVAS/Nessus/Mageia/U buntu advisories ref...

UBUNTU-CVE-2016-8826

All versions of NVIDIA GPU Display Driver contain a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer nvlddmkm.sys for Windows or nvidia.ko for Linux where a user can cause a GPU interrupt storm, leading to a denial of service...