CVE-2012-0953 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

A race condition was discovered in the Linux drivers for Nvidia graphics which allowed an attacker to exfiltrate kernel memory to userspace. This issue was fixed in version 295.53.

Published: 2020-05-08

Score: 5 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

nvidia

graphics drivers

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`unspecified`	affected	< 295.53

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:display_driver:*:*:*:*:*:linux:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2012-0976	A race condition was discovered in the Linux drivers for Nvidia graphics which allowed an attacker to exfiltrate kernel memory to userspace. This issue was fixed in version 295.53.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required High

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact Low

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00246.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers/+bug/979373

History

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Subscriptions

Nvidia Display Driver

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: canonical

Published: 2020-05-08T00:50:14.571Z

Updated: 2024-09-17T01:41:36.921Z

Reserved: 2012-02-01T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2012-0953

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2020-05-08T01:15:10.867

Modified: 2026-06-16T23:38:34.190

Link: CVE-2012-0953

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-362
Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')

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