CVE-2021-1056

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Summary

CVECVE-2021-1056
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2021-01-08 01:15:00 UTC
Updated2023-10-13 01:34:00 UTC
DescriptionNVIDIA 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.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-276

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 9.0 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel - All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel - All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel - All All All
Application Nvidia Gpu Driver All All All All
Application Nvidia Gpu Driver All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
NVIDIA Drivers: Multiple Vulnerabilities (GLSA 202310-02) — Gentoo security GENTOO security.gentoo.org
[SECURITY] [DLA 2888-1] nvidia-graphics-drivers security update MLIST lists.debian.org
Security Bulletin: NVIDIA GPU Display Driver - January 2021 | NVIDIA CONFIRM nvidia.custhelp.com Vendor Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 179010 Debian Security Update for nvidia-graphics-drivers (DLA 2888-1)
  • 180000 Debian Security Update for nvidia-graphics-drivers-legacy-390xxnvidia-graphics-driversnvidia-graphics-drivers-tesla-450nvidia-graphics-drivers-tesla-418 (CVE-2021-1056)
  • 710762 Gentoo Linux NVIDIA Drivers Multiple Vulnerabilities (GLSA 202310-02)
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