MGASA-2021-0029

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    MGASA-2021-0029

    Published: 14 Jan 2021Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026

    Summary: Updated nvidia-current packages fix security vulnerabilities

    Details: NVIDIA GPU Display Driver Linux contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvidia.ko) IOCTL in which user-mode clients can access legacy privileged APIs, which may lead to denial of service, escalation of privileges, and information disclosure (CVE‑2021‑1052). NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Linux contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvidia.ko) IOCTL in which improper validation of a user pointer may lead to denial of service (CVE‑2021‑1053). NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Linux contains 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, which may lead to denial of service or information disclosure (CVE‑2021‑1056).

    References: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2021-0029.html, https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=28063, https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5142/~/security-bulletin%3A-nvidia-gpu-display-driver---january-2021

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: ldetect-lst

    Purl: pkg:rpm/mageia/ldetect-lst?arch=source&distro=mageia-7

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -0.6.9.1-1.mga7

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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