PT-2021-13506 · Nvidia · Nvidia Gpu Display Driver

Published 2021-10-27 · Updated 2021-10-28 · CVE-2021-1116

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.5

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows (affected versions not specified)

Description: The issue is related to a NULL pointer dereference in the kernel mode layer, specifically in the nvlddmkm.sys file. This occurs when a pointer is created within user mode code and then used in the kernel, leading to a denial of service in the form of a system crash.

Recommendations: At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

NULL Pointer Dereference

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-476

Related Identifiers

CVE-2021-1116

Affected Products

Nvidia Gpu Display Driver

References · 5

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-1116 · Security Note
• https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5230 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-1116 · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/31333 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/22607 · Telegram Post