High severity7.1NVD Advisory· Published Jul 22, 2021· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2021-1090
CVE-2021-1090
Description
NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows and Linux contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys) handler for control calls where the software reads or writes to a buffer by using an index or pointer that references a memory location after the end of the buffer, which may lead to data tampering or denial of service.
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Affected products
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- (no CPE)
- (no CPE)range: All GPU Driver versions
Patches
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References
2- nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5211nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/202310-02nvdThird Party Advisory
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