#VU82616 NULL pointer dereference in NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver - CVE-2023-31022

 

#VU82616 NULL pointer dereference in NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver - CVE-2023-31022

Published: October 31, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU82616
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-2023-31022
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver
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 mode layer in GPU Display Driver. A local user can pass specially crafted data to the driver and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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