UBUNTU-CVE-2021-1093

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2021-1093

    Published: 20 Jul 2021Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2021-1093
    Aliases:
    USN-5019-1

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-1093, https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5211, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5019-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-1093

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: nvidia-graphics-drivers-304

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

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    304.128-0ubuntu1

    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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