VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2021-1090

CVSS score7.1 HIGH
EPSS probability0.29%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2021-07-22
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

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.

Weakness classification

  • nvd@nist.gov: CWE-120

Primary references