SB2016110121 - Privilege escalation in nVidia NVS
Published: November 1, 2016
Security Bulletin ID
SB2016110121
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Privilege escalation (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-7382)
The vulnerability allows a local user to obtain elevated privileges on the target system.The weakness exists due to improper permissions check in the kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys) handler, that allows a local attacker to gain access to arbitrary physical memory, leading to an escalation of privileges.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in privilege escalation.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.