SB2016110122 - Denial of service in nVidia NVS
Published: November 1, 2016
Security Bulletin ID
SB2016110122
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) Denial of service (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-7384)
The vulnerability allows a local user to cause DoS condition or gain elevated privileges on the target system.The weakness exists due to improper validation of input/output length in UVMLiteController Device IO Control handling in the kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys) handler, that allows a local attacker to trigger denial of service or increase privileges.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in denial of service or privilege escalation.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.