For the NVIDIA Quadro, NVS, GeForce, and Tesla products, NVIDIA GPU Display Driver contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys for Windows or nvidia.ko for Linux) handler where a missing permissions check may allow users to gain access to arbitrary physical memory, leading to an escalation of privileges.
This vulnerability carries a HIGH severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 7.8, requiring local system access to exploit with relatively low complexity without requiring user interaction requiring only low-level privileges . The vulnerability impacts confidentiality (data exposure), integrity (unauthorized modifications), and availability (service disruption) for affected systems. Impacting 60 products from nvidia, from nvidia, from nvidia and 57 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.
First disclosed in 2016, this vulnerability was reported during a period defined by widespread IoT adoption challenges, mobile security concerns, and the emergence of advanced persistent threat (APT) techniques. Contemporary mitigation strategies focused on secure development practices and third-party component vetting.
2016-11-08T20:59:07.943
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CVSSv3.0: 7.8 (HIGH)
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10.0
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version/Range | Vulnerable? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | nvidia | gpu_driver | 304.131 | Yes |
| Application | nvidia | gpu_driver | 340.98 | Yes |
| Application | nvidia | gpu_driver | 361.93.02 | Yes |
| Application | nvidia | gpu_driver | 367.44 | Yes |
| Application | nvidia | gpu_driver | 367.54 | Yes |
| Application | nvidia | gpu_driver | 370.23 | Yes |
| Hardware | nvidia | geforce_910m | - | No |
| Hardware | nvidia | geforce_920m | - | No |
| Hardware | nvidia | geforce_920mx | - | No |
| Hardware | nvidia | geforce_930m | - | No |
| Hardware | nvidia | geforce_930mx | - | No |
| Hardware | nvidia | geforce_940m | - | No |
| Hardware | nvidia | geforce_940mx | - | No |
| Hardware | nvidia | geforce_945m | - | No |
| Hardware | nvidia | geforce_gt_710 | - | No |
| Hardware | nvidia | geforce_gt_730 | - | No |
| Hardware | nvidia | geforce_gtx_1050 | - | No |
| Hardware | nvidia | geforce_gtx_1060 | - | No |
| Hardware | nvidia | geforce_gtx_1070 | - | No |
| Hardware | nvidia | geforce_gtx_1080 | - | No |
| Hardware | nvidia | geforce_gtx_950m | - | No |
| Hardware | nvidia | geforce_gtx_960m | - | No |
| Hardware | nvidia | geforce_gtx_965m | - | No |
| Hardware | nvidia | nvs_310 | - | No |
| Hardware | nvidia | nvs_315 | - | No |
| Hardware | nvidia | nvs_510 | - | No |
| Hardware | nvidia | nvs_810 | - | No |
| Hardware | nvidia | quadro_k1200 | - | No |
| Hardware | nvidia | quadro_k420 | - | No |
| Hardware | nvidia | quadro_k620 | - | No |
| Hardware | nvidia | quadro_m1000m | - | No |
| Hardware | nvidia | quadro_m2000 | - | No |
| Hardware | nvidia | quadro_m2000m | - | No |
| Hardware | nvidia | quadro_m3000m | - | No |
| Hardware | nvidia | quadro_m4000 | - | No |
| Hardware | nvidia | quadro_m4000m | - | No |
| Hardware | nvidia | quadro_m5000 | - | No |
| Hardware | nvidia | quadro_m5000m | - | No |
| Hardware | nvidia | quadro_m500m | - | No |
| Hardware | nvidia | quadro_m5500 | - | No |
| Hardware | nvidia | quadro_m6000 | - | No |
| Hardware | nvidia | quadro_m600m | - | No |
| Hardware | nvidia | quadro_p5000 | - | No |
| Hardware | nvidia | quadro_p6000 | - | No |
| Hardware | nvidia | telsa_k80 | - | No |
| Hardware | nvidia | tesla_c2050 | - | No |
| Hardware | nvidia | tesla_c2070 | - | No |
| Hardware | nvidia | tesla_c2075 | - | No |
| Hardware | nvidia | tesla_k10 | - | No |
| Hardware | nvidia | tesla_k20 | - | No |
| Hardware | nvidia | tesla_k20x | - | No |
| Hardware | nvidia | tesla_k40 | - | No |
| Hardware | nvidia | tesla_k8 | - | No |
| Hardware | nvidia | tesla_k80 | - | No |
| Hardware | nvidia | tesla_m2050 | - | No |
| Hardware | nvidia | tesla_m2070 | - | No |
| Hardware | nvidia | tesla_m2075 | - | No |
| Hardware | nvidia | tesla_m2090 | - | No |
| Hardware | nvidia | tesla_m40 | - | No |
| Hardware | nvidia | tesla_m6 | - | No |
| Hardware | nvidia | tesla_m60 | - | No |
| Hardware | nvidia | tesla_p100 | - | No |
| Hardware | nvidia | tesla_p4 | - | No |
| Hardware | nvidia | tesla_p40 | - | No |
| Hardware | nvidia | titan_x | - | No |
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