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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2024-0126: NVIDIA Drivers: Privilege Escalation

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Severity

CVSS

(AV:L/AC:L/Au:M/C:C/I:C/A:C)

Published

Oct 26, 2024

Added

Dec 16, 2024

Modified

Mar 31, 2026

Description

NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows and Linux contains a vulnerability which could allow a privileged attacker to escalate permissions. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to code execution, denial of service, escalation of privileges, information disclosure, and data tampering.

Solution

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

References

CVE-2024-0126
https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2024-0126
CWE-20
EUVD-EUVD-2024-15927
GENTOO-202412-20
https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2024-15927

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