For the NVIDIA Quadro, NVS, GeForce, and Tesla products, NVIDIA GPU Display Driver contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys for Windows or nvidia.ko for Linux) handler where a missing permissions check may allow users to gain access to arbitrary physical memory, leading to an escalation of privileges
Published Nov 8, 2016
7.8
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 0.41%
Description
For the NVIDIA Quadro, NVS, GeForce, and Tesla products, NVIDIA GPU Display Driver contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys for Windows or nvidia.ko for Linux) handler where a missing permissions check may allow users to gain access to arbitrary physical memory, leading to an escalation of privileges.
Affected products
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- Version Quadro, NVS, GeForce, and Tesla (all versions)StatusaffectedConstraints-
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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
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- 340.98
- 361.93.02
- 367.44
- 367.54
- 370.23
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No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.41% (0.00413) | 33.14th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.41% (0.00413) | 32.68th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.05% (0.00048) | 12.03th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00059) | 26.93th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 25, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00059) | 24.81th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.06% (0.00059) | 22.80th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 32.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 30.63th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 28.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 13.46th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (4)
- http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4246 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4247 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94177 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/solutions/LEN-10822 x_refsource_CONFIRM
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4246 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4247 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94177 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/solutions/LEN-10822 | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
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