CVE-2011-0636

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Summary

CVECVE-2011-0636
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2011-01-22 22:00:07 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionThe (1) cudaHostAlloc and (2) cuMemHostAlloc functions in the NVIDIA CUDA Toolkit 3.2 developer drivers for Linux 260.19.26, and possibly other versions, do not initialize pinned memory, which allows local users to read potentially sensitive memory, such as file fragments during read or write operations.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 2.1 from [email protected]

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Problem Types: CWE-200 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
None
Availability
None

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Nvidia Cuda Toolkit 3.2 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Serious security issue with CUDA on Linux - NVIDIA Forums af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 forums.nvidia.com
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Ceilidh ... Re: Firefly with CUDA-enabled MP4 code is now available for Linux - follow-up on CUDA security hole af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 classic.chem.msu.su
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
Ceilidh ... Re^2: Firefly with CUDA-enabled MP4 code is now available for Linux - follow-up on CUDA security hole af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 classic.chem.msu.su
Ceilidh ... Re^3: Firefly with CUDA-enabled MP4 code is now available for Linux - follow-up on CUDA security hole af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 classic.chem.msu.su
Ceilidh ... Firefly with CUDA-enabled MP4 code is now available for Linux af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 classic.chem.msu.su
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
NVIDIA CUDA Driver For Linux Local Information Disclosure Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
osvdb.org/70420 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 osvdb.org
NVIDIA CUDA Toolkit / Graphics Drivers for Linux Memory Disclosure - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
NVIDIA CUDA Driver Toolkit Discloses Information to Local Users - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
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NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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