Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Jul 22, 2021· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2021-1095

Description

NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows and Linux contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys) handlers for all control calls with embedded parameters where dereferencing an untrusted pointer may lead to denial of service.

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Affected products

Nvidia/Display Driver4 versions
cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:gpu_display_driver:*:*:*:*:*:linux:*:*+ 3 more
- cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:gpu_display_driver:*:*:*:*:*:linux:*:*range: >=418.197.02,<418.211.00
- cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:gpu_display_driver:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*range: >=427.33,<427.48
- (no CPE)
- (no CPE)range: All GPU Driver versions
Debian/linux
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Nvidia/nvlddmkm.sysllm-create

Patches

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References

nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5211nvdPatchVendor Advisory
lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/01/msg00013.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
security.gentoo.org/glsa/202310-02nvdThird Party Advisory

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