CVE-2016-7389

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Summary

CVECVE-2016-7389
StatePUBLISHED
Assignernvidia
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2016-11-08 20:59:15 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionFor the NVIDIA Quadro, NVS, GeForce, and Tesla products, NVIDIA GPU Display Driver on Linux R304 before 304.132, R340 before 340.98, R367 before 367.55, R361_93 before 361.93.03, and R370 before 370.28 contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvidia.ko) handler for mmap() where improper input validation may allow users to gain access to arbitrary physical memory, leading to an escalation of privileges.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 7.8 HIGH from [email protected]

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

EPSS: 0.000440000 probability, percentile 0.135450000 (date 2026-05-10)

Problem Types: CWE-264 | Incorrect Access Control

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary7.8HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary7.2AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

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

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

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

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel All All All All
Application Nvidia Gpu Driver 304.79 All All All
Application Nvidia Gpu Driver 340.52 All All All
Application Nvidia Gpu Driver 361.91 All All All
Application Nvidia Gpu Driver 365.19 All All All
Application Nvidia Gpu Driver 368.81 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na Quadro NVS GeForce And Tesla All Versions affected Quadro, NVS, GeForce, and Tesla (all versions) Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Multiple NVIDIA Products Multiple Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Security Bulletin: NVIDIA Linux GPU Display Driver contains missing permissions check and improper validation vulnerabilities (CVE-2016-7382, CVE-2016-7389) | NVIDIA af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 nvidia.custhelp.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
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