The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.

  - NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows and Linux contains a vulnerability in firmware where the driver     contains an assert() or similar statement that can be triggered by an attacker, which leads to an     application exit or other behavior that is more severe than necessary, and may lead to denial of service     or system crash. (CVE-2021-1093)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-202310-02 (NVIDIA Drivers: Multiple Vulnerabilities)

  - 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. (CVE-2021-1052)

  - 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 improper validation of a user pointer may     lead to denial of service. (CVE-2021-1053)

  - NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Linux, all versions, contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer     (nvidia.ko) in which it does not completely honor operating system file system permissions to provide GPU     device-level isolation, which may lead to denial of service or information disclosure. (CVE-2021-1056)

  - NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows and Linux contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer     (nvlddmkm.sys) handler for control calls where the software reads or writes to a buffer by using an index     or pointer that references a memory location after the end of the buffer, which may lead to data tampering     or denial of service. (CVE-2021-1090)

  - NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows and Linux contains a vulnerability in firmware where the driver     contains an assert() or similar statement that can be triggered by an attacker, which leads to an     application exit or other behavior that is more severe than necessary, and may lead to denial of service     or system crash. (CVE-2021-1093)

  - NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows and Linux contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer     (nvlddmkm.sys) handler for DxgkDdiEscape where an out of bounds array access may lead to denial of service     or information disclosure. (CVE-2021-1094)

  - 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. (CVE-2021-1095)

  - NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows and Linux contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer, where     an unprivileged regular user on the network can cause an out-of-bounds write through a specially crafted     shader, which may lead to code execution, denial of service, escalation of privileges, information     disclosure, and data tampering. The scope of the impact may extend to other components. (CVE-2022-28181)

  - NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows and Linux contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer, where     an unprivileged regular user can cause an out-of-bounds read, which may lead to denial of service and     information disclosure. (CVE-2022-28183)

  - NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows and Linux contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer     (nvlddmkm.sys) handler for DxgkDdiEscape, where an unprivileged regular user can access administrator-     privileged registers, which may lead to denial of service, information disclosure, and data tampering.
    (CVE-2022-28184)

  - NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows and Linux contains a vulnerability in the ECC layer, where an     unprivileged regular user can cause an out-of-bounds write, which may lead to denial of service and data     tampering. (CVE-2022-28185)

  - NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Linux contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvidia.ko), where a     local user with basic capabilities can cause improper input validation, which may lead to denial of     service, escalation of privileges, data tampering, and limited information disclosure. (CVE-2022-31607)

  - NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Linux contains a vulnerability in an optional D-Bus configuration file,     where a local user with basic capabilities can impact protected D-Bus endpoints, which may lead to code     execution, denial of service, escalation of privileges, information disclosure, and data tampering.
    (CVE-2022-31608)

  - NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Linux contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer, where a local user     with basic capabilities can cause a null-pointer dereference, which may lead to denial of service.
    (CVE-2022-31615)

  - NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows and Linux contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer, where a     local user with basic capabilities can cause a null-pointer dereference, which may lead to denial of     service. (CVE-2022-34666)

  - NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Linux contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer handler, where an     unprivileged regular user can cause truncation errors when casting a primitive to a primitive of smaller     size causes data to be lost in the conversion, which may lead to denial of service or information     disclosure. (CVE-2022-34670)

  - NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Linux contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvidia.ko), where     an out-of-bounds array access may lead to denial of service, information disclosure, or data tampering.
    (CVE-2022-34673, CVE-2022-42255)

  - NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Linux contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer handler, where a     helper function maps more physical pages than were requested, which may lead to undefined behavior or an     information leak. (CVE-2022-34674)

  - NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Linux contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer handler, where an     out-of-bounds read may lead to denial of service, information disclosure, or data tampering.
    (CVE-2022-34676)

  - NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Linux contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer handler, where an     unprivileged regular user can cause an integer to be truncated, which may lead to denial of service or     data tampering. (CVE-2022-34677)

  - NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows and Linux contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer, where     an unprivileged user can cause a null-pointer dereference, which may lead to denial of service.
    (CVE-2022-34678)

  - NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Linux contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer handler, where an     unhandled return value can lead to a null-pointer dereference, which may lead to denial of service.
    (CVE-2022-34679)

  - NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Linux contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer handler, where an     integer truncation can lead to an out-of-bounds read, which may lead to denial of service.
    (CVE-2022-34680)

  - NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Linux contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer, where an     unprivileged regular user can cause a null-pointer dereference, which may lead to denial of service.
    (CVE-2022-34682)

  - NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Linux contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvidia.ko), where     an off-by-one error may lead to data tampering or information disclosure. (CVE-2022-34684)

  - NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Linux contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvidia.ko), where     an out-of-bounds array access may lead to denial of service, data tampering, or information disclosure.
    (CVE-2022-42254)

  - NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Linux contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvidia.ko), where     an integer overflow in index validation may lead to denial of service, information disclosure, or data     tampering. (CVE-2022-42256)

  - NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Linux contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvidia.ko), where     an integer overflow may lead to information disclosure, data tampering or denial of service.
    (CVE-2022-42257)

  - NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Linux contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvidia.ko), where     an integer overflow may lead to denial of service, data tampering, or information disclosure.
    (CVE-2022-42258)

  - NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Linux contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvidia.ko), where     an integer overflow may lead to denial of service. (CVE-2022-42259)

  - NVIDIA vGPU Display Driver for Linux guest contains a vulnerability in a D-Bus configuration file, where     an unauthorized user in the guest VM can impact protected D-Bus endpoints, which may lead to code     execution, denial of service, escalation of privileges, information disclosure, or data tampering.
    (CVE-2022-42260)

  - NVIDIA vGPU software contains a vulnerability in the Virtual GPU Manager (vGPU plugin), where an input     index is not validated, which may lead to buffer overrun, which in turn may cause data tampering,     information disclosure, or denial of service. (CVE-2022-42261)

  - NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Linux contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer handler, where an     Integer overflow may lead to denial of service or information disclosure. (CVE-2022-42263)

  - NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Linux contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer, where an     unprivileged regular user can cause the use of an out-of-range pointer offset, which may lead to data     tampering, data loss, information disclosure, or denial of service. (CVE-2022-42264)

  - NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Linux contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvidia.ko), where     an integer overflow may lead to information disclosure or data tampering. (CVE-2022-42265)

  - NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Linux contains a vulnerability in a kernel mode layer handler, which may     lead to denial of service or information disclosure. (CVE-2023-0180)

  - NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows and Linux contains a vulnerability in a kernel mode layer handler,     where memory permissions are not correctly checked, which may lead to denial of service and data     tampering. (CVE-2023-0181)

  - NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Linux contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer where an out-of-     bounds write can lead to denial of service and data tampering. (CVE-2023-0183)

  - NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows and Linux contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer handler     which may lead to denial of service, escalation of privileges, information disclosure, and data tampering.
    (CVE-2023-0184)

  - NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Linux contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer, where sign     conversion issuescasting an unsigned primitive to signed may lead to denial of service or information     disclosure. (CVE-2023-0185)

  - NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows and Linux contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer handler,     where an out-of-bounds read can lead to denial of service. (CVE-2023-0187)

  - NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows and Linux contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer handler,     where an unprivileged user can cause improper restriction of operations within the bounds of a memory     buffer cause an out-of-bounds read, which may lead to denial of service. (CVE-2023-0188)

  - NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Linux contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer handler which may     lead to code execution, denial of service, escalation of privileges, information disclosure, and data     tampering. (CVE-2023-0189)

  - NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Linux contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer, where a NULL     pointer dereference may lead to denial of service. (CVE-2023-0190)

  - NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows and Linux contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer handler,     where an out-of-bounds access may lead to denial of service or data tampering. (CVE-2023-0191)

  - NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows and Linux contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer driver,     where an invalid display configuration may lead to denial of service. (CVE-2023-0194)

  - NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer driver     nvlddmkm.sys, where an can cause CWE-1284, which may lead to hypothetical Information leak of unimportant     data such as local variable data of the driver (CVE-2023-0195)

  - NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Linux contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer, where improper     restriction of operations within the bounds of a memory buffer can lead to denial of service, information     disclosure, and data tampering. (CVE-2023-0198)

  - NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows and Linux contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer handler,     where an out-of-bounds write can lead to denial of service and data tampering. (CVE-2023-0199)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Ubuntu 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-5019-1 advisory.

    It was discovered that an assert() could be triggered in the NVIDIA graphics drivers. A local attacker     could use this to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2021-1093)

    It was discovered that the NVIDIA graphics drivers permitted an out-of-bounds array access. A local     attacker could use this to cause a denial of service or possibly expose sensitive information.
    (CVE-2021-1094)

    It was discovered that the NVIDIA graphics drivers contained a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer     where they did not properly control calls with embedded parameters in some situations. A local attacker     could use this to cause a denial of service.

    (CVE-2021-1095)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The NVIDIA GPU display driver software on the remote host is missing a security update. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities:

  - NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows and Linux contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer   (nvlddmkm.sys) handler for control calls where the software reads or writes to a buffer by using an   index or pointer that references a memory location after the end of the buffer, which may lead to   data tampering or denial of service. (CVE-2021-1090)

  -  NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows and Linux contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer   (nvlddmkm.sys) handler for DxgkDdiEscape where an out of bounds array access may lead to denial of service   or information disclosure. (CVE-2021-1094)

  - 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. (CVE-2021-1095)

Note that Nessus has not tested for the issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

A display driver installed on the remote Windows host is affected by multiple vulnerabilities:

  - NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows contains a vulnerability in nvidia-smi where an uncontrolled DLL   loading path may lead to arbitrary code execution, denial of service, information disclosure, and data   tampering. (CVE-2021-1089)

  - NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows and Linux contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer   (nvlddmkm.sys) handler for control calls where the software reads or writes to a buffer by using an index   or pointer that references a memory location after the end of the buffer, which may lead to data tampering   or denial of service. (CVE-2021-1090)

  - NVIDIA GPU Display driver for Windows contains a vulnerability where an unprivileged user can create a   file hard link that causes the driver to overwrite a file that requires elevated privilege to modify, which   could lead to data loss or denial of service. (CVE-2021-1091)     Note that Nessus has not attempted to exploit these issues but has instead relied only on the driver's self-reported version number.

The remote Debian 9 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the dla-2888 advisory.

    Multiple security vulnerabilities have been discovered in the NVIDIA binary driver and libraries that     provide optimized hardware acceleration which may lead to denial of service, information disclosure or     data corruption. For Debian 9 stretch, these problems have been fixed in version 390.144-1~deb9u1. We     recommend that you upgrade your nvidia-graphics-drivers packages. For the detailed security status of     nvidia-graphics-drivers please refer to its security tracker page at: https://security-     tracker.debian.org/tracker/nvidia-graphics-drivers Further information about Debian LTS security     advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at:
    https://wiki.debian.org/LTS

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Debian security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Published	Updated	Severity
248929	Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2021-1093	Nessus	Misc.	8/12/2025	8/12/2025	medium
182438	GLSA-202310-02 : NVIDIA Drivers: Multiple Vulnerabilities	Nessus	Gentoo Local Security Checks	10/3/2023	12/22/2023	critical
151837	Ubuntu 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS : NVIDIA graphics drivers vulnerabilities (USN-5019-1)	Nessus	Ubuntu Local Security Checks	7/21/2021	8/27/2024	medium
152123	NVIDIA Linux GPU Display Driver (July 2021)	Nessus	Misc.	7/28/2021	3/8/2024	high
152124	NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver (July 2021)	Nessus	Windows	7/28/2021	3/8/2024	high
156794	Debian DLA-2888-1 : nvidia-graphics-drivers - LTS security update	Nessus	Debian Local Security Checks	1/18/2022	1/24/2025	high

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