Medium severity6.1NVD Advisory· Published Jul 28, 2017· Updated May 13, 2026

CVE-2017-6259

Description

NVIDIA GPU Display Driver contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer handler where an incorrect detection and recovery from an invalid state produced by specific user actions may lead to denial of service.

Affected products

Nvidia/GPU Driver
cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:gpu_driver:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Nvidia Corporation/NVIDIA GPU Display Driverv5
Range: All

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

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References

nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4525nvdVendor Advisory

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