Kernel heap contents leak race in ioctl handler
CVE-2012-0953

5MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

Nvidia
Status
Graphics Drivers
Vendor
CVE Published:
8 May 2020

What is CVE-2012-0953?

A race condition was discovered in the Linux drivers for Nvidia graphics which allowed an attacker to exfiltrate kernel memory to userspace. This issue was fixed in version 295.53.

Affected Version(s)

graphics drivers < 295.53

References

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics...
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
5
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
Low
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
Low
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
High
Privileges Required:
High
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Changed

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Kees Cook
.