PT-2020-7172 · Nvidia · Nvidia Linux Driver

Kees Cook · Published 2020-05-08 · Updated 2020-05-18 · CVE-2012-0952

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.0

Medium

Base vector

AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Nvidia Linux driver versions prior to 295.53

Description A heap buffer overflow was discovered in the device control ioctl in the Linux driver for Nvidia graphics cards, which may allow an attacker to overflow 49 bytes.

Recommendations For versions prior to 295.53, update to version 295.53 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the device control ioctl until a patch is available.

Exploit

Fix

Buffer Overflow

Memory Corruption

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

CWE-787

Related Identifiers

CVE-2012-0952

Affected Products

Nvidia Linux Driver

References · 6

• 🔥 https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers/+bug/979373 · Exploit
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2012-0952 · Vendor Advisory
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-0952 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-0952 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2012-0952 · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/11938 · Telegram Post