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...
- Published
- Jan 8, 2021
- Updated
- Aug 3, 2024
- Assigning CNA
- nvidia
- Evidence observed
- Aug 4, 2026
Primary CVSS
nvd · CVSS 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:HLow · next 30 days
- Percentile
- 76.9%
- Model date
- Sep 21, 2026
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Summary
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 provide GPU device-level isolation, which may lead to denial of service or information disclosure.
Sources
1PoC for CVE-2021-1056, related to GPU Container Security
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