Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop') Affecting nvidia-graphics-drivers package, versions <390.48-1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (24th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN12-NVIDIAGRAPHICSDRIVERS-1555216
  • published2 Apr 2018
  • disclosed2 Apr 2018

Introduced: 2 Apr 2018

CVE-2018-6253  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-835  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:12 nvidia-graphics-drivers to version 390.48-1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream nvidia-graphics-drivers package and not the nvidia-graphics-drivers package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:12 relevant fixed versions and status.

NVIDIA GPU Display Driver contains a vulnerability in the DirectX and OpenGL Usermode drivers where a specially crafted pixel shader can cause infinite recursion leading to denial of service.