vulnerability
Amazon Linux AMI: CVE-2018-6252: Security patch for nvidia (ALAS-2018-991)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C) | Apr 2, 2018 | Apr 6, 2018 | Oct 14, 2022 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
Apr 2, 2018
Added
Apr 6, 2018
Modified
Oct 14, 2022
Description
NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer handler for DxgkDdiEscape where the software allows an actor access to restricted functionality that is unnecessary to production usage, and which may result in denial of service.
Solution
amazon-linux-upgrade-nvidia
References
Rapid7 Labs
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