PT-2021-4710 · Nvidia · Nvidia Gpu Display Driver

Published 2021-07-20 · Updated 2021-07-31 · CVE-2021-1091

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.1

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/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 the NVIDIA GPU Display driver for Windows, where an unprivileged user can create a file hard link that causes the driver to overwrite a file requiring elevated privilege to modify. This could lead to data loss or denial of service. The vulnerability is associated with errors in handling hard links, which could allow an attacker to elevate their privileges or cause a denial of service.

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

Link Following

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-59

CWE-65

Related Identifiers

BDU:2021-05414

CVE-2021-1091

Affected Products

Nvidia Gpu Display Driver

References · 8

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-1091 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-1091 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2021-05414 · Security Note
• https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5211 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cybersecurity-help.cz/vdb/SB2021072051 · Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/17993 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/26366 · Telegram Post
• https://securitylab.ru/vulnerability/522469.php · Note