All versions of NVIDIA GPU Display Driver contain a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys for Windows or nvidia.ko for Linux…

published 2016-12-16 9 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2016-9651

cvss: 5.5; version 3.0, 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

All versions of NVIDIA GPU Display Driver contain a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys for Windows or nvidia.ko for Linux) where a user can cause a GPU interrupt storm, leading to a denial of service.

Patch / fix

distros 2 links 1

debian ubuntu

nvidia-graphics-drivers Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 375.26-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2016-8826

nvidia-graphics-drivers-304 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 304.134-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
nvidia-graphics-drivers-304 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 304.134-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
nvidia-graphics-drivers-340 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 340.101-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
nvidia-graphics-drivers-340 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 340.101-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
nvidia-graphics-drivers-375 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 375.39-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
nvidia-graphics-drivers-375 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 375.39-0ubuntu0.16.04.1

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2016-8826

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nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4278 advisory

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	3.0	5.5	CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD	2.0	4.9	AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Affected products

Nvidia Corporation Windows GPU Display Driver

Classification

Weakness

CWE-399 Resource Management Errors

References

nvidia.custhelp.com /app/answers/detail/a_id/4278
patch, vendor-advisory
securityfocus.com /bid/94957
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2016-8826
NVD CVE-2016-8826

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Summary