UBUNTU-CVE-2021-1056

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2021-1056

    Published: 7 Jan 2021Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2021-1056

    Summary:

    Details: NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Linux, all versions, 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.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-1056, 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://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-1056

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: nvidia-graphics-drivers-390

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

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -390.141-0ubuntu0.18.04.1

    Affected versions

    390.25-0ubuntu1

    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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