Resource Management Errors Affecting nvidia-graphics-drivers package, versions <375.26-1


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-1555586
  • published16 Dec 2016
  • disclosed16 Dec 2016

Introduced: 16 Dec 2016

CVE-2016-8826  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-399  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:12 nvidia-graphics-drivers to version 375.26-1 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.

All versions of NVIDIA GPU Display Driver contain a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys for Windows or nvidia.ko for Linux) where a user can cause a GPU interrupt storm, leading to a denial of service.