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CVE-2015-5950
The NVIDIA display driver R352 before 353.82 and R340 before 341.81 on Windows; R304 before 304.128, R340 before 340.93, and R352 before 352.41 on Linux; and R…
Impact
The NVIDIA display driver R352 before 353.82 and R340 before 341.81 on Windows; R304 before 304.128, R340 before 340.93, and R352 before 352.41 on Linux; and R352 before 352.46 on GRID vGPU and vSGA allows local users to write to an arbitrary kernel memory location and consequently gain privileges via a crafted ioctl call.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Nvidia | Gpu Driver | through 352.30 |
| Nvidia | Display Driver | through 352.09 Versions 304.108, 304.119, 304.121, 304.123, 304.125 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/3763/~/cve-2015-5950-memory-corruption-due-to-an-unsanitized-pointer-in-the-nvidia
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033662
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2747-1
- https://h20564.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c04815468
- https://h20566.www2.hp.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c04815468
- https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/len_3313
- http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/3763/~/cve-2015-5950-memory-corruption-due-to-an-unsanitized-pointer-in-the-nvidia
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033662
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2747-1
- https://h20564.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c04815468
- https://h20566.www2.hp.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c04815468
- https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/len_3313