CVE-2021-1056

moderate-risk
Published 2021-01-08

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.

Do I need to act?

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6.6% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — moderate exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
7
CVSS 7.1/10 High
LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (2)

Affected Vendors

Debian Nvidia

References (6)

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
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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/ 100
moderate-risk
Severity 22/34 · High
Exploitability 9/34 · Low
Exposure 7/34 · Low