High severity · published Jan 8, 2021
CVE-2021-1056
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…
7.1
CVSS
1.7%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.7% · higher than 77% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
9.0 · source: NVD
GD
Gpu Driver · Nvidia
390 before 390.141; 450 before 450.102.04; 460 before 460.32.03 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-1056
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-1056
Mailing List
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/01/msg00013.html
Vendor Advisory
https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5142
Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202310-02
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