NULL pointer dereference in NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver - CVE-2018-6249

Vulnerability identifier: #VU11798

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4: 8.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-6249

CWE-ID: CWE-476

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

The vulnerability allows a local attacker to cause DoS condition or gain elevated privileges on the target system.

The weakness exists in kernel mode layer handler due to NULL pointer dereference. A local attacker can cause the service to crash or gain root privileges.

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