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CVE-2021-1093 json

NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows and Linux contains a vulnerability in firmware where the driver contains an assert() or similar state…

published 5y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2021-6560

cvss
6.2
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.4%
EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 28%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows and Linux contains a vulnerability in firmware where the driver contains an assert() or similar statement that can be triggered by an attacker, which leads to an application exit or other behavior that is more severe than necessary, and may lead to denial of service or system crash.

Patch / fix

  • nvidia gpu_display_driver 418.211.00, 427.48, 450.142.00, 453.10, 460.91.03, 462.96
  • nvidia-graphics-drivers Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 460.91.03-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2021-1093

  • nvidia-graphics-drivers-390 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS 390.144-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
  • nvidia-graphics-drivers-390 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS 390.144-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
  • nvidia-graphics-drivers-460 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS 460.91.03-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
  • nvidia-graphics-drivers-460 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS 460.91.03-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
  • nvidia-graphics-drivers-460 Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 460.91.03-0ubuntu1
  • nvidia-graphics-drivers-470 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS 470.57.02-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
  • nvidia-graphics-drivers-470 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS 470.57.02-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
  • nvidia-graphics-drivers-418-server Ubuntu 18.04 LTS 418.211.00-0ubuntu0.18.04.1

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2021-1093

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

  • nvidia-utils Arch Linux 470.57.02-1

arch linux advisories AVG-2193

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Exploit prediction

0.35% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 28% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 6.2 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD 3.1 5.5 CVSS:3.1/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 NVIDIA GPU Display Driver

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-404 Improper Resource Shutdown or Release

References

Sources

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