Incorrect Default Permissions Affecting nvidia-graphics-drivers-legacy-390xx package, versions <390.141-2~deb10u1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Snyk's Security Team recommends NVD's CVSS assessment

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.04% (14th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIAN10-NVIDIAGRAPHICSDRIVERSLEGACY390XX-1056898
  • published 10 Jan 2021
  • disclosed 8 Jan 2021

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:10 nvidia-graphics-drivers-legacy-390xx to version 390.141-2~deb10u1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream nvidia-graphics-drivers-legacy-390xx package and not the nvidia-graphics-drivers-legacy-390xx package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:10 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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NVD

7.1 high
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Local
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    Low
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    Low
  • User Interaction (UI)
    None
  • Scope (S)
    Unchanged
  • Confidentiality (C)
    High
  • Integrity (I)
    None
  • Availability (A)
    High