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Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2016-8826): NVIDIA graphics drivers vulnerability

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
Dec 16, 2016
Added
Jan 18, 2017
Modified
Mar 27, 2026

Description

All versions of NVIDIA GPU Display Driver contain a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys for Windows or nvidia.ko for Linux) where a user can cause a GPU interrupt storm, leading to a denial of service.

Solutions

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