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November 1, 2021
Severity
Medium
Analysis Summary
CVE-2021-1117
NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys) handler for DxgkDdiEscape. By using a specific configuration, a local authenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause a denial of service.
CVE-2021-1116
NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a NULL pointer dereference in the kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys). By sending a specially-crafted request, a local attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause the system to crash.
CVE-2021-1115
NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a NULL pointer dereference in the kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys) handler for private IOCTLs. By sending a specially-crafted request, a local authenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause a denial of service.
Impact
- Denial of Service
Affected Vendors
- NVIDIA
Affected Products
- NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver for Windows
Remediation
Refer to NVIDIA Security for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information.
