CVE-2015-5950 json
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 35…
published 2015-09-29 11 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2015-5896
- cvss
- 6.9
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.4%
- EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 30%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
Patch / fix
- nvidia-graphics-drivers Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 340.93-1
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2015-5950
- nvidia-graphics-drivers-304 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 304.128-0ubuntu0.0.1
- nvidia-graphics-drivers-340 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 340.93-0ubuntu0.0.1
- nvidia-graphics-drivers-346 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 346.96-0ubuntu0.0.1
- nvidia-graphics-drivers-304-updates Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 304.128-0ubuntu0.0.1
- nvidia-graphics-drivers-340-updates Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 340.93-0ubuntu0.0.1
- nvidia-graphics-drivers-346-updates Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 346.96-0ubuntu0.0.1
ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2015-5950
Ubuntu security data © Canonical Ltd., from https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices via OSV; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. CC BY-SA 4.0
Exploit prediction
0.36% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 30% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 6.9 | AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
References
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h20566.www2.hp.com
/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c04815468
vendor-advisory
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ubuntu.com
/usn/USN-2747-1
vendor-advisory
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nvidia.custhelp.com
/app/answers/detail/a_id/3763/~/cve-2015-5950-memory-corruption-due-to-an-unsanitized-pointer-in-the-nvidia
vendor-advisory
- support.lenovo.com /us/en/product_security/len_3313
-
securitytracker.com
/id/1033662
vdb-entry
- h20564.www2.hpe.com /portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c04815468
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2015-5950
- NVD CVE-2015-5950
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