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CVE-2018-6249

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 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: 2018-04-02 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-476

Description

NVIDIA GPU Display Driver contains a vulnerability in kernel mode layer handler where a NULL pointer dereference may lead to denial of service or potential escalation of privileges.

Affected products

• Nvidia Corporation GPU Display Driver: all versions

References

• http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4649
• https://usn.ubuntu.com/3662-1/
• http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4649
• https://usn.ubuntu.com/3662-1/

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