CVE-2017-0318 Denial of service in Linux GPU Display Driver
Improper input validation in the NVIDIA Linux GPU driver kernel mode layer allows attackers to cause a system denial of service.
- 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-2017-0318?
CVE-2017-0318 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Nvidia Gpu Driver, published on 15 Feb 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
All versions of NVIDIA Linux GPU Display Driver contain a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer handler where improper validation of an input parameter may cause a denial of service on the system.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-0318?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Nvidia Gpu Driver.
How do I fix CVE-2017-0318?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2017-0318 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-0318 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Nvidia Gpu Driver
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2017-0318, GHSA-3jm3-4g5c-j2w3, UBUNTU-CVE-2017-0318, USN-3240-1.