CVE-2021-1090 HIGH

CVE-2021-1090

Vendor Nvidia
Product NVIDIA GPU Display Driver
Published July 22, 2021
Last update August 3, 2024

CVSS base score

7.1/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality None
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

July 22, 2021 CVE published
August 3, 2024 Record updated