Infinite loop in NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver - CVE-2018-6253

Vulnerability identifier: #VU11793

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4: 6.8 [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]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-6253

CWE-ID: CWE-835

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

The vulnerability allows a local attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.

The weakness exists in the DirectX and OpenGL Usermode drivers due to infinite loop. A local attacker can submit a specially crafted pixel shader and cause the service to crash.

NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver
Amazon Linux AMI

Install update from vendor's website.

• http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4649

• Multiple vulnerabilities in NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver
• Amazon Linux AMI update for nvidia