VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2021-1056

CVSS score7.1 HIGH
EPSS probability1.71%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2021-01-08
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

Description

NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Linux, all versions, contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvidia.ko) in which it does not completely honor operating system file system permissions to provide GPU device-level isolation, which may lead to denial of service or information disclosure.

Weakness classification

  • nvd@nist.gov: CWE-276

Primary references