CVE-2012-0946 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local attackers can access arbitrary memory and escalate privileges by exploiting GPU device-node permissions in the NVIDIA UNIX driver.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2012-0946?
CVE-2012-0946 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 22 Apr 2012. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The NVIDIA UNIX driver before 295.40 allows local users to access arbitrary memory locations by leveraging GPU device-node read/write privileges.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-0946?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Nvidia Unix Driver.
How do I fix CVE-2012-0946?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2012-0946 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-0946 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2012-0946, GHSA-hrfc-6g2q-85mp.