Improper Validation of User Pointer in NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows and Linux Leads to Denial of Service

Improper Validation of User Pointer in NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows and Linux Leads to Denial of Service

CVE-2021-1053 · MEDIUM Severity

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows and Linux, all versions, contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys) handler for DxgkDdiEscape or IOCTL in which improper validation of a user pointer may lead to denial of service.

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