CVE-2017-6257
HighSummary
The NVIDIA GPU Display Driver contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer handler where a NULL pointer dereference may lead to denial of service or potential escalation of privileges.
Risk Assessment
This vulnerability could allow attackers to remotely trigger denial of service or gain elevated privileges on the system, posing a significant security threat to the organization.
Recommendation
It is recommended to update the NVIDIA GPU Display Driver to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability.
Other vulnerabilities in NVIDIA GPU Display Driver
See all- CVE-2017-6272High
The NVIDIA GPU Display Driver contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer handler where a value passed from a user to the driver is not correctly validated and used as the index to an array. This may lead to denial of service or possible escalation of privileges.
- CVE-2017-0352High
All versions of the NVIDIA GPU Display Driver contain a vulnerability in the GPU firmware that may allow incorrect access to sensitive GPU control registers by the CPU, leading to an escalation of privileges.
- CVE-2017-0351High
All versions of the NVIDIA GPU Display Driver contain a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer handler where a NULL pointer dereference caused by invalid user input may lead to denial of service or potential escalation of privileges.
- CVE-2017-0350High
All versions of the NVIDIA GPU Display Driver contain a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer handler where a value passed from a user to the driver is not correctly validated. This may lead to denial of service or potential escalation of privileges.
- CVE-2017-0321High
All versions of the NVIDIA GPU Display Driver contain a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer handler where a NULL pointer dereference caused by invalid user input may lead to denial of service or potential escalation of privileges.
- CVE-2017-0309High
All versions of the NVIDIA GPU Display Driver contain a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer handler where multiple integer overflows may cause improper memory allocation leading to a denial of service or potential escalation of privileges.
- CVE-2016-7389High
The NVIDIA GPU Display Driver on Linux in versions R304 before 304.132, R340 before 340.98, R367 before 367.55, R361_93 before 361.93.03, and R370 before 370.28 contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvidia.ko) handler for mmap(). Improper input validation may allow users to gain access to arbitrary physical memory, leading to an escalation of privileges.
- CVE-2026-24198Medium
NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Linux contains a vulnerability where an advanced attacker could use a race condition to leak sensitive memory, potentially causing limited exposure of sensitive information, denial of service, data tampering, and information disclosure.
Original NVD description (English source)
NVIDIA GPU Display Driver contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer handler where a NULL pointer dereference may lead to denial of service or potential escalation of privileges