CVE-2021-1093

NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows and Linux contains a vulnerability in firmware where the driver contains an assert() or similar statement that can be triggered by an attacker, which leads to an application exit or other behavior that is more severe than necessary, and may lead to denial of service or system crash.

CVSS v3 5.5 MEDIUM
CVSS v2.0 4.9 MEDIUM

5.5^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

4.9^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 6.9

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

References

Link	Resource
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/01/msg00013.html	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5211	Patch Vendor Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202310-02	Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:gpu_display_driver::::::linux::*
	cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:gpu_display_driver::::::windows::*
	cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:gpu_display_driver::::::linux::*
	cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:gpu_display_driver::::::windows::*
	cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:gpu_display_driver::::::linux::*
	cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:gpu_display_driver::::::windows::*

Configuration 2 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

13 Oct 2023, 01:43

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~(GENTOO) https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202310-02 -~~	(GENTOO) https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202310-02 - Third Party Advisory

03 Oct 2023, 15:15

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References		(GENTOO) https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202310-02 -

Information

Published : 2021-07-22 05:15

Updated : 2024-02-28 18:28

NVD link : CVE-2021-1093

Mitre link : CVE-2021-1093

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2021-1093

JSON object : View

Products Affected

nvidia

gpu_display_driver

debian

debian_linux

CWE

CWE-404

Improper Resource Shutdown or Release

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