Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Sep 30, 2015· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2015-5950
CVE-2015-5950
Description
The NVIDIA display driver R352 before 353.82 and R340 before 341.81 on Windows; R304 before 304.128, R340 before 340.93, and R352 before 352.41 on Linux; and R352 before 352.46 on GRID vGPU and vSGA allows local users to write to an arbitrary kernel memory location and consequently gain privileges via a crafted ioctl call.
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Affected products
15cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:display_driver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 13 more
- cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:display_driver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=352.86
- cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:display_driver:304.108:*:*:*:*:linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:display_driver:304.119:*:*:*:*:linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:display_driver:304.121:*:*:*:*:linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:display_driver:304.123:*:*:*:*:linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:display_driver:304.125:*:*:*:*:linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:display_driver:340.43:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:display_driver:340.52:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:display_driver:341.44:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:display_driver:352.21:*:*:*:*:linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:display_driver:352.30:*:*:*:*:linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:display_driver:353.06:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:display_driver:*:*:*:*:*:linux:*:*range: <=352.09
- (no CPE)range: R352 < 353.82, R340 < 341.81 (Windows); R304 < 304.128, R340 < 340.93, R352 < 352.41 (Linux); R352 < 352.46 (GRID vGPU/vSGA)
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
6- nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/3763/~/cve-2015-5950-memory-corruption-due-to-an-unsanitized-pointer-in-the-nvidianvdVendor Advisory
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1033662nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2747-1nvd
- h20564.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplaynvd
- h20566.www2.hp.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplaynvd
- support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/len_3313nvd
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