CVE-2016-7389

7.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor
Nvidia
Status
Quadro, Nvs, Geforce, And Tesla (all Versions)
Vendor
CVE Published:
8 November 2016

Summary

For the NVIDIA Quadro, NVS, GeForce, and Tesla products, NVIDIA GPU Display Driver on Linux R304 before 304.132, R340 before 340.98, R367 before 367.55, R361_93 before 361.93.03, and R370 before 370.28 contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvidia.ko) handler for mmap() where improper input validation may allow users to gain access to arbitrary physical memory, leading to an escalation of privileges.

Affected Version(s)

Quadro, NVS, GeForce, and Tesla (all ) Quadro, NVS, GeForce, and Tesla (all versions)

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94177
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http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4246
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.8
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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