CVE-2015-5950
medium
CVSS v3
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CVSS v2
6.9
VIR risk
6.9
Description
The NVIDIA display driver R352 before 353.82 and R340 before 341.81 on Windows; R304 before 304.128, R340 before 340.93, and R352 before 352.41 on Linux; and R352 before 352.46 on GRID vGPU and vSGA allows local users to write to an arbitrary kernel memory location and consequently gain privileges via a crafted ioctl call.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-5950
Vendor advisory: cve@mitre.org — http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/3763/~/cve-2015-5950-memory-corruption-due-to-an-unsanitized-pointer-in-the-nvidia
OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 340.93-1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 340.93-1 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 340.93-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 340.93-1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 340.93-1 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| nvidia | gpu_driver | {"endIncluding":"352.30"} | |
| nvidia | display_driver | {"endIncluding":"352.09"} | |
| nvidia | display_driver | 304.108 | |
| nvidia | display_driver | 304.119 | |
| nvidia | display_driver | 304.121 | |
| nvidia | display_driver | 304.123 | |
| nvidia | display_driver | 304.125 | |
| nvidia | display_driver | 352.21 | |
| nvidia | display_driver | 352.30 | |
| nvidia | display_driver | 340.43 | |
| nvidia | display_driver | 340.52 | |
| nvidia | display_driver | 341.44 | |
| nvidia | display_driver | 353.06 | |
References
- http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/3763/~/cve-2015-5950-memory-corruption-due-to-an-unsanitized-pointer-in-the-nvidia
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033662
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2747-1
- https://h20564.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c04815468
- https://h20566.www2.hp.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c04815468
- https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/len_3313
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-5950
CWEs
CWE-119
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.