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CVE-2021-1056

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.1 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2021-01-08 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-276

Description

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.

Affected products

• Debian Linux: 9.0
• Nvidia Corporation GPU Display Driver: from 390 before 390.141; from 450 before 450.102.04; from 460 before 460.32.03 — fixed in 390.141, 450.102.04, 460.32.03

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Nvidia Corporation GPU Display Driver 390.141, 450.102.04, 460.32.03. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/01/msg00013.html
• https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5142
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202310-02
• https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/01/msg00013.html
• https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5142
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202310-02

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