CVE-2012-0953 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

A race condition was discovered in the Linux drivers for Nvidia graphics which allowed an attacker to exfiltrate kernel memory to userspace. This issue was fixed in version 295.53.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required High

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact Low

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00044.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Nvidia	Display Driver

Configuration 1 [-]

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2012-0976	A race condition was discovered in the Linux drivers for Nvidia graphics which allowed an attacker to exfiltrate kernel memory to userspace. This issue was fixed in version 295.53.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers/+bug/979373

History

No history.

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: canonical

Published: 2020-05-08T00:50:14.571846Z

Updated: 2024-09-17T01:41:36.921Z

Reserved: 2012-02-01T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2012-0953

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2020-05-08T01:15:10.867

Modified: 2024-11-21T01:36:02.290

Link: CVE-2012-0953

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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