Access Restriction Bypass Affecting nvidia package, versions <0:295.40.3.2.12-1.1.amzn1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (22nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN201803-NVIDIA-1664082
  • published27 Sept 2021
  • disclosed22 Apr 2012

Introduced: 22 Apr 2012

CVE-2012-0946  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-264  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2018.03 nvidia to version 0:295.40.3.2.12-1.1.amzn1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS-2012-67.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream nvidia package and not the nvidia package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2018.03 relevant fixed versions and status.

The NVIDIA UNIX driver before 295.40 allows local users to access arbitrary memory locations by leveraging GPU device-node read/write privileges.

CVSS Scores

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