UBUNTU-CVE-2021-1052

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2021-1052

    Published: 7 Jan 2021Last Modified: 4 Feb 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2021-1052

    Summary:

    Details: NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows and Linux, all versions, contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys) handler for DxgkDdiEscape or IOCTL in which user-mode clients can access legacy privileged APIs, which may lead to denial of service, escalation of privileges, and information disclosure.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-1052, https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5142, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4689-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4689-2, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4689-3, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-1052

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: nvidia-graphics-drivers-418-server

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]?arch=source&distro=bionic

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -418.181.07-0ubuntu0.18.04.1

    Affected versions

    418.152.00-0ubuntu0.18.04.1

    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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