Improper Resource Shutdown or Release Affecting nvidia-graphics-drivers package, versions <460.91.03-1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (15th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN12-NVIDIAGRAPHICSDRIVERS-1555457
  • published22 Jul 2021
  • disclosed22 Jul 2021

Introduced: 22 Jul 2021

CVE-2021-1093  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-404  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:12 nvidia-graphics-drivers to version 460.91.03-1 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 for Windows and Linux contains a vulnerability in firmware where the driver contains an assert() or similar statement that can be triggered by an attacker, which leads to an application exit or other behavior that is more severe than necessary, and may lead to denial of service or system crash.

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