SB2021042204 - Multiple vulnerabilities in NVIDIA GPU Display Driver
Published: April 22, 2021
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 5 vulnerabilities.
1) Improper access control (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-1074)
CWE-ID: CWE-284 - Improper Access Control
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a local user to gain unauthorized access to otherwise restricted functionality.
The vulnerability exists due to improper access restrictions in installer. A local user can replace an application resource with malicious files, leading to arbitrary code execution, escalation of privileges, denial of service and information disclosure.
2) Untrusted Pointer Dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-1075)
CWE-ID: CWE-822 - Untrusted Pointer Dereference
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to untrusted pointer dereference in the kernel mode layer "nvlddmkm.sys" handler for DxgkDdiEscape. A local user can cause a denial of service condition on the target system.
3) Improper access control (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-1076)
CWE-ID: CWE-284 - Improper Access Control
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a local user to gain unauthorized access to otherwise restricted functionality.
The vulnerability exists due to improper access restrictions in the kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys or nvidia.ko). A local user can bypass implemented security restrictions, leading to denial of service, information disclosure or data corruption.
4) Release of invalid pointer or reference (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-1077)
CWE-ID: CWE-763 - Release of invalid pointer or reference
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to the affected software uses a reference count to manage a resource that is incorrectly updated. A local user can cause a denial of service condition in th target system.
5) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-1078)
CWE-ID: CWE-476 - NULL Pointer Dereference
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error in the kernel driver (nvlddmkm.sys). A local user can pass specially crafted data to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.