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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2021-1090: NVIDIA Drivers: Multiple Vulnerabilities

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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2021-1090: NVIDIA Drivers: Multiple Vulnerabilities

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P)
Published
07/22/2021
Created
10/04/2023
Added
10/04/2023
Modified
10/04/2023

Description

NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows and Linux contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys) handler for control calls where the software reads or writes to a buffer by using an index or pointer that references a memory location after the end of the buffer, which may lead to data tampering or denial of service.

Solution(s)

  • gentoo-linux-upgrade-x11-drivers-nvidia-drivers

References

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