NVIDIA GPU Display Driver Kernel Mode Layer Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

CVE-2016-7382 · HIGH Severity

AV:L/AC:L/AU:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

For the NVIDIA Quadro, NVS, GeForce, and Tesla products, NVIDIA GPU Display Driver contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys for Windows or nvidia.ko for Linux) handler where a missing permissions check may allow users to gain access to arbitrary physical memory, leading to an escalation of privileges.

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