Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU99272

Input validation error in NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver and NVIDIA Linux GPU Display Driver - CVE-2024-0126

Published: October 23, 2024

Vulnerability identifier: #VU99272

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4.0: 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/E:U/U:Clear

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-0126

CWE-ID: CWE-20

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vendor: nVidia

Affected software:
NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver
NVIDIA Linux GPU Display Driver

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A local user can execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.

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