CVE-2021-1116

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2021-10-27 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-476

Description

NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys), where a NULL pointer dereference in the kernel, created within user mode code, may lead to a denial of service in the form of a system crash.

Affected products

NVIDIA Guest driver: from 390 before 392.68; from 460 before 463.15; from 470 before 472.39; from 490 before 496.49 — fixed in 392.68, 463.15, 472.39, 496.49

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: NVIDIA Guest driver 392.68, 463.15, 472.39, 496.49. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5230
https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5230

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