Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2017-6257

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available. - NVIDIA GPU Display Driver contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer handler where a NULL pointer dereference may lead to denial of service or potential...

CVE-2017-6257

CVE-2017-6257 affects the NVIDIA GPU Display Driver (kernel-mode layer handler). The vulnerability is a NULL pointer dereference that can cause a denial of service or potentially escalate privileges. It is described as a local‑impact issue with low attack complexity (local access, no user interac...