Vulnerability · Published Jul 22, 2021 · Assigned by nvidia
CVE-2021-1093
Medium 6.2
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in NVIDIA GPU Display Driver from NVIDIA. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 29% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.2Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 71.1% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows and Linux contains a vulnerability in firmware where the driver contains an assert() or similar statement that can be triggered by an attacker, which leads to an application exit or other behavior that is more severe than necessary, and may lead to denial of service or system crash.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | nvidia-graphics-drivers | 460.91.03-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-1093 |
| Debian:13 | nvidia-graphics-drivers | 460.91.03-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-1093 |
| Debian:14 | nvidia-graphics-drivers | 460.91.03-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-1093 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | nvidia-graphics-drivers-430 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-1093 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | nvidia-graphics-drivers-440 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-1093 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | nvidia-graphics-drivers-455 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-1093 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | nvidia-graphics-drivers-460 | 460.91.03-0ubuntu1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-1093 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA | NVIDIA GPU Display Driver | All GPU Driver versions |