VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2012-0953
CVSS score5 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.25%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2020-05-08
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
Description
A race condition was discovered in the Linux drivers for Nvidia graphics which allowed an attacker to exfiltrate kernel memory to userspace. This issue was fixed in version 295.53.
Weakness classification
- CWE-362: Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')
Primary references
- security@ubuntu.com — Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Exploit, Third Party Advisory