Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Nov 19, 2012· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2012-4225

Description

NVIDIA UNIX graphics driver before 295.71 and before 304.32 allows local users to write to arbitrary physical memory locations and gain privileges by modifying the VGA window using /dev/nvidia0.

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Affected products

Nvidia/Unix Graphic Driver2 versions
cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:unix_graphic_driver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:unix_graphic_driver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=295.71
- (no CPE)range: <295.71, <304.32

Patches

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References

nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/3140nvdVendor Advisory
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2012/Aug/4nvd
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2012/Aug/76nvd
security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201304-01.xmlnvd
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/01/1nvd
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/08/4nvd

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