NULL pointer dereference in nVidia products - CVE-2021-1078

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NULL pointer dereference in nVidia products - CVE-2021-1078

Published: April 22, 2021


Vulnerability identifier: #VU52490
CSH Severity: Low
CVSSv4.0: 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
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-1078
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
R465
R418
R460
R450
R390
Software vendor:
nVidia

Description

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.

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