CVSS2
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS
Percentile
5.1%
NVIDIA drivers (nvidia-drivers) before 1.0.7185, 1.0.9639, and 100.14.11,
as used in Gentoo Linux and possibly other distributions, creates
/dev/nvidia* device files with insecure permissions, which allows local
users to modify video card settings, cause a denial of service (crash or
physical video card damage), and obtain sensitive information.
Author | Note |
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kees | the device files seem bad only on systems that are actively using the nvidia drivers. |
mdeslaur | dapper desktop is EOL now |