CVE-2021-1115 Null dereference in NVIDIA GPU Display Driver

Medium 6.5 Published 27 Oct 2021 Updated 3 Aug 2024

A local attacker can trigger a NULL pointer dereference in the NVIDIA GPU driver, causing a denial of service in system components.

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-2021-1115?

CVE-2021-1115 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Nvidia Gpu Display Driver, published on 27 Oct 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 private IOCTLs, where an attacker with local unprivileged system access may cause a NULL pointer dereference, which may lead to denial of service in a component beyond the vulnerable component.

Weakness: CWE-476

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-1115?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Nvidia Gpu Display Driver.

How do I fix CVE-2021-1115?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-1115 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2021-1115 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-1115 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Nvidia Gpu Display Driver vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-67fm-36qr-9xr9.