CVE-2021-1095 Null dereference in NVIDIA GPU Display Driver

Medium 5.5 Published Updated

A null pointer dereference in the NVIDIA GPU driver kernel mode layer allows attackers to cause a 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-2021-1095?

CVE-2021-1095 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 22 Jul 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 and Linux contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys) handlers for all control calls with embedded parameters where dereferencing an untrusted pointer may lead to denial of service.

Weakness: CWE-476

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-1095?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Debian Debian Linux, Nvidia Gpu Display Driver.

How do I fix CVE-2021-1095?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2021-1095 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-1095 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Debian Debian Linux vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2021-1095, GHSA-h2cm-gjfc-694c, UBUNTU-CVE-2021-1095.

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