CVE-2012-0946
medium
CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
5.6
Description
The NVIDIA UNIX driver before 295.40 allows local users to access arbitrary memory locations by leveraging GPU device-node read/write privileges.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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Exploits
Public proof-of-concept code below. AS-IS, for defenders and authorised testing only.
Exploit-DB
Nvidia Linux Driver - Local Privilege Escalation
Source code queued for fetch — refresh in a moment.
OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 295.40-1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 295.40-1 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 295.40-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 295.40-1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 295.40-1 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| nvidia | unix_driver | {"endIncluding":"295.40"} | |
References
CWEs
CWE-264
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
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