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01 Record

CVE-2021-1077

NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows and Linux, R450 and R460 driver branch, contains a vulnerability where the software uses a reference count to manage a resource that is incorrectly updated, which

MediumPUBLISHEDCNA: nvidia
CNA base score6.6 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H

02 Description

NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows and Linux, R450 and R460 driver branch, contains a vulnerability where the software uses a reference count to manage a resource that is incorrectly updated, which

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
0.27% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile
Equal to or higher than the score of 19.9% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score
5.5 (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:N/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
2021-04-21 00:00Z5 YR AGO
Last updated
2024-08-03 15:55Z2 YR AGO
Reserved
2020-11-12
Assigning CNA
nvidia
Record state
PUBLISHED
Severity
Medium (CVSS 6.6)
CNA CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H
Weaknesses
  • CWE-404Improper Resource Shutdown or ReleaseClass
Data version
5.1
Document digest
1ba1f6ce8e7c16d626acb4fa3b2e1cfbca5e9be6a086178fdd8e4c6c02b769d7

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
NVIDIANVIDIA GPU Display DriverR450 and R460 driver branch—

06 References

07 Fixed in

Arch Linux

  • nvidia-utils
    Fixed in 465.24.02-1

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

Debian 12

  • nvidia-graphics-drivers
    Fixed in 460.73.01-1

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

Debian 13

  • nvidia-graphics-drivers
    Fixed in 460.73.01-1

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

Debian 14

  • nvidia-graphics-drivers
    Fixed in 460.73.01-1

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

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

  • nvidia-graphics-drivers-304
    No fix yet
  • nvidia-graphics-drivers-340
    No fix yet
  • nvidia-graphics-drivers-384
    No fix yet

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

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS

  • nvidia-graphics-drivers-340
    No fix yet
  • nvidia-graphics-drivers-390
    Fixed in 390.143-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
  • nvidia-graphics-drivers-418-server
    Fixed in 418.197.02-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
  • nvidia-graphics-drivers-430
    No fix yet
  • nvidia-graphics-drivers-435
    No fix yet
  • nvidia-graphics-drivers-440
    No fix yet
  • nvidia-graphics-drivers-440-server
    No fix yet
  • nvidia-graphics-drivers-450
    Fixed in 450.119.03-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
  • nvidia-graphics-drivers-450-server
    Fixed in 450.119.03-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
  • nvidia-graphics-drivers-455
    No fix yet
  • nvidia-graphics-drivers-460
    Fixed in 460.73.01-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
  • nvidia-graphics-drivers-460-server
    Fixed in 460.73.01-0ubuntu0.18.04.1

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-340
    No fix yet
  • nvidia-graphics-drivers-390
    Fixed in 390.143-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
  • nvidia-graphics-drivers-418-server
    Fixed in 418.197.02-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
  • nvidia-graphics-drivers-430
    No fix yet
  • nvidia-graphics-drivers-435
    No fix yet
  • nvidia-graphics-drivers-440
    No fix yet
  • nvidia-graphics-drivers-440-server
    No fix yet
  • nvidia-graphics-drivers-450
    Fixed in 450.119.03-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
  • nvidia-graphics-drivers-450-server
    Fixed in 450.119.03-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
  • nvidia-graphics-drivers-455
    No fix yet
  • nvidia-graphics-drivers-460
    Fixed in 460.73.01-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
  • nvidia-graphics-drivers-460-server
    Fixed in 460.73.01-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

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

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS

  • nvidia-graphics-drivers-430
    No fix yet
  • nvidia-graphics-drivers-440
    No fix yet
  • nvidia-graphics-drivers-450
    Fixed in 450.119.03-0ubuntu1
  • nvidia-graphics-drivers-455
    No fix yet

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

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