#VU55039 Out-of-bounds read in nVidia products - CVE-2021-1094
Published: July 20, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU55039
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-1094
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver
NVIDIA Linux GPU Display Driver
NVIDIA vGPU Software
NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver
NVIDIA Linux GPU Display Driver
NVIDIA vGPU Software
Software vendor:
nVidia
nVidia
Description
The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to potentially sensitive information or perform a denial of service attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition in the kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys) handler for DxgkDdiEscape. A local user can run a specially crafted program to trigger an out-of-bounds read and gain access to sensitive information or crash perform a DoS attack.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.