CVE-2021-1090

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Summary

CVECVE-2021-1090
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2021-07-22 05:15:00 UTC
Updated2023-10-13 01:42:00 UTC
DescriptionNVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows and Linux contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys) handler for control calls where the software reads or writes to a buffer by using an index or pointer that references a memory location after the end of the buffer, which may lead to data tampering or denial of service.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-120

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Nvidia Gpu Display Driver All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
NVIDIA Drivers: Multiple Vulnerabilities (GLSA 202310-02) — Gentoo security GENTOO security.gentoo.org
Security Bulletin: NVIDIA GPU Display Drivers - July 2021 | NVIDIA CONFIRM nvidia.custhelp.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 710762 Gentoo Linux NVIDIA Drivers Multiple Vulnerabilities (GLSA 202310-02)
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