CVE Catalog

CVE-2015-3625

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

The NVIDIA GPU driver for FreeBSD in versions R352 before 352.09, 346 before 346.72, R349 before 349.16, R343 before 343.36, R340 before 340.76, R337 before 337.25, R334 before 334.21, R331 before 331.113, and R304 before 304.125 allows local users with certain permissions to read or write arbitrary kernel memory via unspecified vectors that trigger an untrusted pointer dereference.

Risk Assessment

This vulnerability may lead to unauthorized access to kernel memory, posing a risk of privilege escalation and potential system takeover by local users.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the NVIDIA GPU driver to the latest version to mitigate the risks associated with this vulnerability.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

The NVIDIA GPU driver for FreeBSD R352 before 352.09, 346 before 346.72, R349 before 349.16, R343 before 343.36, R340 before 340.76, R337 before 337.25, R334 before 334.21, R331 before 331.113, and R304 before 304.125 allows local users with certain permissions to read or write arbitrary kernel memory via unspecified vectors that trigger an untrusted pointer dereference.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS