CVE-2018-10229

CVE-2018-10229 describes a hardware vulnerability in GPU memory modules that enables attackers to accelerate micro-architectural attacks via the JavaScript WebGL API. Public sources consistently tie the issue to GPU memory sharing with the CPU (e.g., integrated GPUs) and to WebGL timing-based sid...

GLitch: New 'Rowhammer' Attack Can Remotely Hijack Android Phones

For the very first time, security researchers have discovered an effective way to exploit a four-year-old hacking technique called Rowhammer to hijack an Android phone remotely. Dubbed GLitch, the proof-of-concept technique is a new addition to the Rowhammer attack series which leverages embedded...

Kali Linux 2018.2 Release - The Best Penetration Testing Distribution

This Kali release is the first to include the Linux 4.15 kernel, which includes the x86 and x64 fixes for the much-hyped Spectre and Meltdown vulnerabilities. It also includes much better support for AMD GPUs and support for AMD Secure Encrypted Virtualization, which allows for encrypting virtual...

CVE-2016-10462

In Android before 2018-04-05 or earlier security patch level on Qualcomm Snapdragon Automobile and Snapdragon Mobile SD 410/12, SD 425, SD 427, SD 430, SD 435, SD 450, SD 615/16/SD 415, SD 625, SD 650/52, SD 808, SD 810, SD 820, SD 820A, SD 835, SDM630, SDM636, SDM660, and SnapdragonHighMed2016,...

CVE-2016-10462

CVE-2016-10462 affects Android platforms with Qualcomm SoCs where HLOS Access Control policy could allow access to Slimbus, GPU, and GIC resources due to insufficient isolation in certain Snapdragon generations (e.g., SD 410/12, 425, 427, 430, 435, 450, 615/16/SD 415, 625, 650/52, 808, 810, 820/8...

Intel Processors Now Allows Antivirus to Use Built-in GPUs for Malware Scanning

Global chip-maker Intel on Tuesday announced two new technologies—Threat Detection Technology TDT and Security Essentials—that not only offer hardware-based built-in security features across Intel processors but also improve threat detection without compromising system performance. Intel's Threat...

CVE-2016-8482

CVE-2016-8482 is documented as an elevation of privilege in the NVIDIA GPU driver affecting Android kernels. The available details indicate a memory handling issue (referencing memory after it has been freed) in the NVIDIA Tegra kernel/driver components, leading to potential privilege escalation ...

CVE-2016-8482

An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the NVIDIA GPU driver. Product: Android. Versions: Android kernel. Android ID: A-31799863. References: N-CVE-2016-8482...

5 Crypto Crime Concerns: Your Top Cryptocurrency Mining Questions Answered

By the end of 2017, cryptojacking, or the secret use of computing resources for mining cryptocurrency, had already gained noticeable momentum. It’s a smart strategy if you’re a cyber criminal. Why try and ransom someone’s system and wait for them to pay you when you can essentially print money?...

Medium: nvidia

Issue Overview: NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer nvlddmkm.sys handler for DxgkDdiEscape where a NULL pointer dereference may lead to denial of service or possible escalation of privileges. CVE-2018-6247 NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver contains ...

NVIDIA GPU Display Driver Out-of-Bounds Memory Access Vulnerability

NVIDIA GPU Display Driver is the GPU Graphics Processing Unit display driver. An out-of-bounds memory access vulnerability exists in the kernel mode layer handler for DxgkDdiEscape in the NVIDIA GPU Display Driver. The vulnerability arises when the software reads or writes a buffer using a...

NVIDIA GPU Display Driver Null Pointer Dereference Vulnerability (CNVD-2018-08197)

NVIDIA GPU Display Driver is the GPU Graphics Processing Unit display driver. A null pointer dereference vulnerability exists in the kernel mode layer handler in the NVIDIA GPU Display Driver. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause a denial of service or possibly achieve elevation ...

NVIDIA GPU Display Driver Null Pointer Dereference Vulnerability (CNVD-2018-08195)

NVIDIA GPU Display Driver is the GPU Graphics Processing Unit display driver. A null pointer dereference vulnerability exists in the kernel mode layer nvlddmkm.sys handler for DxgkDdiEscape in the NVIDIA GPU Display Driver. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause a denial of service...

NVIDIA GPU Display Driver Denial of Service Vulnerability (CNVD-2018-07556)

The NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver is a set of graphics processor GPU graphics card drivers for Windows from NVIDIA. kernel mode layer handler for DxgkDdiEscape is one of the... kernel mode layer handler for DxgkDdiEscape. A security vulnerability exists in the kernel mode layer handler for...

CVE-2018-6253

NVIDIA GPU Display Driver contains a vulnerability in the DirectX and OpenGL Usermode drivers where a specially crafted pixel shader can cause infinite recursion leading to denial of service...

Design/Logic Flaw

NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver contains a vulnerability in the DirectX 10 Usermode driver, where a specially crafted pixel shader can cause writing to unallocated memory, leading to denial of service or potential code execution...

Null pointer dereference

NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer nvlddmkm.sys handler for DxgkDdiEscape where a NULL pointer dereference may lead to denial of service or possible escalation of privileges...

Design/Logic Flaw

NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer handler for DxgkDdiEscape where the software allows an actor access to restricted functionality that is unnecessary to production usage, and which may result in denial of service...

Null pointer dereference

NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer nvlddmkm.sys handler for DxgkDdiEscape where a NULL pointer dereference occurs which may lead to denial of service or possible escalation of privileges...

Null pointer dereference

NVIDIA GPU Display Driver contains a vulnerability in kernel mode layer handler where a NULL pointer dereference may lead to denial of service or potential escalation of privileges...