CVE-2021-1051 Privilege escalation in NVIDIA GPU Display Driver
A local attacker can exploit a kernel mode layer vulnerability in NVIDIA GPU drivers to gain elevated privileges and cause display 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
- None listed
What is CVE-2021-1051?
CVE-2021-1051 is a high-severity vulnerability in Nvidia Gpu Driver, published on 8 Jan 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys) handler for DxgkDdiEscape in which a local user can get elevated privileges to modify display configuration data, which may result in denial of service of the display.
Weakness: CWE-269
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-1051?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Nvidia Gpu Driver.
How do I fix CVE-2021-1051?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-1051 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2021-1051 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-1051 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Nvidia Gpu Driver
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4325-8w9c-7p9p.