High severity7.1NVD Advisory· Published Jan 8, 2021· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2021-1056

Description

NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Linux, all versions, contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvidia.ko) in which it does not completely honor operating system file system permissions to provide GPU device-level isolation, which may lead to denial of service or information disclosure.

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Affected products

Nvidia/GPU Driver
cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:gpu_driver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: >=390,<390.141
Debian/linux
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Nvidia/Display Driverllm-fuzzy2 versions
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- (no CPE)
- (no CPE)range: All

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References

lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/01/msg00013.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5142nvdVendor Advisory
security.gentoo.org/glsa/202310-02nvdThird Party Advisory

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