CVE-2016-7389

Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2016-11-08 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-264

Description

For the NVIDIA Quadro, NVS, GeForce, and Tesla products, NVIDIA GPU Display Driver on Linux R304 before 304.132, R340 before 340.98, R367 before 367.55, R361_93 before 361.93.03, and R370 before 370.28 contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvidia.ko) handler for mmap() where improper input validation may allow users to gain access to arbitrary physical memory, leading to an escalation of privileges.

Affected products

Nvidia Corporation GPU Display Driver: 304.79, 340.52, 361.91, 365.19, 368.81

References

http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4246
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94177
http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4246
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94177

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