NVIDIA Linux GPU Display (January 2021) (CVE-2021-1056)

high Nessus Plugin ID 146429

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Synopsis

A display driver installed on the remote Linux host is affected by a denial or service / information disclosure vulnerability.

Description

The NVIDIA GPU display driver software on the remote host is missing a security update. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvidia.ko) in which it does not completely honor operating system file system permissions to provide GPU device-level isolation. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability by an unauthenticated, local attacker may lead to denial of service or information disclosure.

Note that Nessus has not tested for the issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade the NVIDIA graphics driver in accordance with the vendor advisory.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 146429

File Name: nvidia_unix_2021_01_cve-2021-1056.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Misc.

Published: 2/11/2021

Updated: 3/8/2024

Configuration: Enable paranoid mode

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.0

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 3.6

Temporal Score: 2.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-1056

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.1

Temporal Score: 6.4

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

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:nvidia:gpu_driver

Required KB Items: Settings/ParanoidReport, NVIDIA_UNIX_Driver/Version, NVIDIA_UNIX_Driver/GPU_Model

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/7/2020

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/7/2020

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-1056

IAVB: 2021-B-0005-S

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