#VU55043 NULL pointer dereference in NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver and NVIDIA vGPU Software - CVE-2021-1096
Published: July 20, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU55043
Vulnerability risk: 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-2021-1096
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver
NVIDIA vGPU Software
NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver
NVIDIA vGPU Software
Software vendor:
nVidia
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 NVIDIA kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys) handler for DxgkDdiEscape. A local user can pass specially crafted data to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.