NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows and Linux, all versions, contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys) handler for DxgkDdiEscape or IOCTL in which user-mode clients can access legacy privileged APIs, which may lead to denial of service, escalation of privileges, and information disclosure.
Source: MITRE
Published: 2021-01-08
Updated: 2021-01-14
Type: CWE-269
Base Score: 7.2
Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Impact Score: 10
Exploitability Score: 3.9
Severity: HIGH
Base Score: 7.8
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Impact Score: 5.9
Exploitability Score: 1.8
Severity: HIGH
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ID | Name | Product | Family | Severity |
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145234 | Ubuntu 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS / 20.10 : Linux kernel update (USN-4689-4) | Nessus | Ubuntu Local Security Checks | high |
145228 | Ubuntu 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS / 20.10 : NVIDIA graphics drivers vulnerabilities (USN-4689-3) | Nessus | Ubuntu Local Security Checks | high |
145035 | NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver (January 2021) | Nessus | Windows | high |
145034 | NVIDIA Linux GPU Display (January 2021) | Nessus | Misc. | high |
144897 | Ubuntu 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS / 20.10 : NVIDIA graphics drivers vulnerabilities (USN-4689-1) | Nessus | Ubuntu Local Security Checks | high |
144869 | Ubuntu 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS / 20.10 : Linux kernel vulnerabilities (USN-4689-2) | Nessus | Ubuntu Local Security Checks | high |