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CVE-2021-1056

Date: January 7, 2021

NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Linux, all versions, contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvidia.ko) in which it does not completely honor operating system file system permissions to provide GPU device-level isolation, which may lead to denial of service or information disclosure.

Severity Score

Related Resources (7)

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2021-1056
https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2021-1056
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-1056
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/01/msg00013.html
https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5142
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202310-02
https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2021-1056

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Weakness Type (CWE)

Incorrect Default Permissions

CWE-276

CVSS v3.1

Base Score:
Attack Vector (AV): LOCAL
Attack Complexity (AC): LOW
Privileges Required (PR): LOW
User Interaction (UI): NONE
Scope (S): UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C): HIGH
Integrity (I): NONE
Availability (A): HIGH

CVSS v2

Base Score:
Access Vector (AV): LOCAL
Access Complexity (AC): LOW
Authentication (AU): NONE
Confidentiality (C): PARTIAL
Integrity (I): NONE
Availability (A): PARTIAL
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