CVE-2017-6257

high

Published 2017-07-28 · Modified 2026-05-13

CVSS v3

8.8

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

VIR risk

8.8

Description

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

Predictions

Exploit likelihood

82%

Patch ETA

—

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

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OS impact

OS	Version	Status	Fixed in
debian	bookworm	fixed	`375.82-1`
debian	bullseye	fixed	`375.82-1`
debian	forky	fixed	`375.82-1`
debian	sid	fixed	`375.82-1`
debian	trixie	fixed	`375.82-1`
freebsd	-	not-affected

Application impact

Vendor	Product	Versions	Fixed
nvidia	gpu_driver	`-`

References

CWEs

CWE-476

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Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.