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
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
06 References
- nvidia.custhelp.comhttps://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5142
- lists.debian.org[debian-lts-announce] 20220118 [SECURITY] [DLA 2888-1] nvidia-graphics-drivers security updatehttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/01/msg00013.html
- security.gentoo.orgGLSA-202310-02https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202310-02
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.
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.