CVE-2017-6272 Other in GPU Display Driver
An attacker can cause denial of service or escalate privileges via improper input validation in the NVIDIA GPU driver kernel mode layer.
- 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-2017-6272?
CVE-2017-6272 is a high-severity vulnerability in Nvidia Gpu Driver, published on 22 Sep 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
NVIDIA GPU Display Driver contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer handler where a value passed from a user to the driver is not correctly validated and used as the index to an array which may lead to a denial of service or possible escalation of privileges.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-6272?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Nvidia Gpu Driver.
How do I fix CVE-2017-6272?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2017-6272 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-6272 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Nvidia Gpu Driver
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2017-6272, GHSA-jjrv-f6v8-pv78, UBUNTU-CVE-2017-6272.