CVE-2021-1056

high

Description

NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Linux, all versions, contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvidia.ko) in which it does not completely honor operating system file system permissions to provide GPU device-level isolation, which may lead to denial of service or information disclosure.

References

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202310-02

https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5142

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/01/msg00013.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2021-01-08

Updated: 2023-10-13

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 3.6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P

Severity: Low

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.1

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

Severity: High