CVE-2012-0946
The NVIDIA UNIX driver before 295.40 allows local users to access arbitrary memory locations by leveraging GPU device-node read/write privileges.
02 Description
The NVIDIA UNIX driver before 295.40 allows local users to access arbitrary memory locations by leveraging GPU device-node read/write privileges.
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 0.72% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 53.6% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2012-04-22 18:00Z14 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-06 18:45Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2012-02-01
- Assigning CNA
- canonical
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 4252b43c54e4a627c163665ea15d6e40c6db3a565cd61b05acb4d35e740f2b16
05 Affected products
06 References
- nvidia.custhelp.comhttp://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/3109
- secunia.com48793http://secunia.com/advisories/48793
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comnvidia-graphics-gpu-priv-escalation(74822)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74822
- secunia.com48650http://secunia.com/advisories/48650
- www.ubuntu.comUSN-1420-1http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1420-1/
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- nvidia-graphics-drivers Fixed in 295.40-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- nvidia-graphics-drivers Fixed in 295.40-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- nvidia-graphics-drivers Fixed in 295.40-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.