For the NVIDIA Quadro, NVS, GeForce, and Tesla products, NVIDIA GPU Display Driver contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys for Windows or nvidia.ko for Linux) handler where a missing permissions check may allow users to gain access to arbitrary physical memory, leading to an escalation of privileges.
| Date Added | Due Date | Vulnerability Name | Required Action |
|---|---|---|---|
| N/A |
| Type | Version | Base score | Base severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primary | 3.0 | 7.8 | HIGH | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| Primary | 2.0 | 7.2 | HIGH | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| CWE ID | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|
| CWE-275 | Primary | nvd@nist.gov |
| Hyperlink | Source | Resource |
|---|---|---|
| http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4246 | psirt@nvidia.com | Patch Vendor Advisory |
| http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4247 | psirt@nvidia.com | Patch Vendor Advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94177 | psirt@nvidia.com | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/solutions/LEN-10822 | psirt@nvidia.com | N/A |
| http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4246 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | Patch Vendor Advisory |
| http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4247 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | Patch Vendor Advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94177 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/solutions/LEN-10822 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | N/A |