SB2016110123 - Denial of service in nVidia NVS
Published: November 1, 2016
Security Bulletin ID
SB2016110123
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-2016-7388)
The vulnerability allows a local user to cause DoS condition or gain elevated privileges on the target system.The weakness exists due to improper input validation in the kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys) handler. By sending an invalid content, a local attacker can cause NULL pointer dereference, leading to denial of service or an escalation of privileges.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in denial of service or privilege escalation.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.