SB2021102701 - Multiple vulnerabilities in NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver

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SB2021102701 - Multiple vulnerabilities in NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver

Published: October 27, 2021

Security Bulletin ID SB2021102701
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 3
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 3 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-1117)

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input in DxgkDdiEscape in nvlddmkm.sys kernel driver. A local user can run a specially crafted program to trigger a denial of service (DoS) attack.


2) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-1116)

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 nvlddmkm.sys kernel driver. A local user can run a specially crafted program to trigger a denial of service (DoS) attack.


3) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-1115)

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 nvlddmkm.sys kernel driver. A local user can run a specially crafted program to trigger a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References