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CVE-2012-0946

• Severity: medium (CVSS 4.6 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2012-04-22 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-264

Description

The NVIDIA UNIX driver before 295.40 allows local users to access arbitrary memory locations by leveraging GPU device-node read/write privileges.

Affected products

• NVIDIA Unix Driver: through 295.40

References

• http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/3109
• http://secunia.com/advisories/48650
• http://secunia.com/advisories/48793
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1420-1/
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74822
• http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/3109
• http://secunia.com/advisories/48650
• http://secunia.com/advisories/48793
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1420-1/
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74822

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