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CVE-2021-1095
NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows and Linux contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys) handlers for all control…
Medium5.5EPSS 0.40%
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- nvidia
Description
NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows and Linux contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys) handlers for all control calls with embedded parameters where dereferencing an untrusted pointer may lead to denial of service.
Timeline
ID reserved
By nvidia
- 8 months later
· 8 months later
Published
- 3 years later
· 3 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| nvidiaCNA (assigner) | 3.1 | Medium5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | Medium5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.40% · top 66% of all CVEs (7 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.5.
Weakness
- denial of service
- CWE-476 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-476 and its CVEs
Affected products
NVIDIA · NVIDIA GPU Display Driver
- affected All GPU Driver versions
References (3)
- https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5211 (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
- [debian-lts-announce] 20220118 [SECURITY] [DLA 2888-1] nvidia-graphics-drivers security update (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_transferred
- GLSA-202310-02 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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[](https://trackcve.app/cve/CVE-2021-1095)Record last updated .