CVE-2021-1074 Race condition in NVIDIA GPU Display Driver

High 7.3 Published 21 Apr 2021 Updated 3 Aug 2024

Local attackers can exploit a race condition in the NVIDIA GPU driver installer to replace resources, leading to code execution and privilege escalation.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: A user has to click or open something
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2021-1074?

CVE-2021-1074 is a high-severity vulnerability in Nvidia Gpu Display Driver, published on 21 Apr 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows installer contains a vulnerability where an attacker with local unprivileged system access may be able to replace an application resource with malicious files. This attack requires a user with system administration rights to execute the installer and requires the attacker to replace the files in a very short time window between file integrity validation and execution. Such an attack may lead to code execution, escalation of privileges, denial of service, and information disclosure.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-1074?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Nvidia Gpu Display Driver.

How do I fix CVE-2021-1074?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-1074 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2021-1074 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-1074 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Nvidia Gpu Display Driver vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-prf4-82qm-xc4f.