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01 Record

CVE-2021-1056

NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Linux, all versions, contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvidia.ko) in which it does not completely honor operating system file system permissions to

UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: nvidia
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector

02 Description

NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Linux, all versions, contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvidia.ko) in which it does not completely honor operating system file system permissions to

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
1.70% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile
Equal to or higher than the score of 77.0% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score
7.1 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
NVD CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
NVD analysis status
Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
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
2021-01-08 00:00Z5 YR AGO
Last updated
2024-08-03 15:55Z2 YR AGO
Reserved
2020-11-12
Assigning CNA
nvidia
Record state
PUBLISHED
Severity
Not rated by the issuing CNA
CNA CVSS vector
Not published by the issuing CNA
Weaknesses
  • CWE-276Incorrect Default PermissionsBase
Data version
5.1
Document digest
002fe7f4a9f304b62618db79ae9acfe9fb102a0b183ff19e955530c15c8244aa

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms

06 References

07 Fixed in

Arch Linux

  • nvidia-utils
    Fixed in 460.32.03-1

Source: Arch Linux Security Tracker, the Arch Linux security team. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Debian 12

  • nvidia-graphics-drivers
    Fixed in 460.32.03-1

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Debian 13

  • nvidia-graphics-drivers
    Fixed in 460.32.03-1

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Debian 14

  • nvidia-graphics-drivers
    Fixed in 460.32.03-1

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS

  • nvidia-graphics-drivers-390
    Fixed in 390.141-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
  • nvidia-graphics-drivers-418-server
    Fixed in 418.181.07-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
  • nvidia-graphics-drivers-440-server
    No fix yet
  • nvidia-graphics-drivers-450
    Fixed in 450.102.04-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
  • nvidia-graphics-drivers-450-server
    Fixed in 450.102.04-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
  • nvidia-graphics-drivers-455
    No fix yet
  • nvidia-graphics-drivers-460
    Fixed in 460.32.03-0ubuntu0.18.04.1

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS

  • nvidia-graphics-drivers-390
    Fixed in 390.141-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
  • nvidia-graphics-drivers-418-server
    Fixed in 418.181.07-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
  • nvidia-graphics-drivers-440-server
    No fix yet
  • nvidia-graphics-drivers-450
    Fixed in 450.102.04-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
  • nvidia-graphics-drivers-450-server
    Fixed in 450.102.04-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
  • nvidia-graphics-drivers-455
    No fix yet
  • nvidia-graphics-drivers-460
    Fixed in 460.32.03-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

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