CVE-2016-2556
Published: 12 April 2016
The Escape interface in the Kernel Mode Driver layer in the NVIDIA GPU graphics driver R340 before 341.95 and R352 before 354.74 on Windows improperly allows access to restricted functionality, which allows local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors.
Notes
| Author | Note |
|---|---|
| tyhicks | Only affects Windows |
Priority
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
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nvidia-graphics-drivers Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
precise |
Not vulnerable
(superseded)
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Needs triage
|
|
| wily |
Does not exist
|
|
|
nvidia-graphics-drivers-173 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
precise |
Not vulnerable
(Windows only)
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
(trusty was not-affected [Windows only])
|
|
| upstream |
Needs triage
|
|
| wily |
Does not exist
|
|
|
nvidia-graphics-drivers-173-updates Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
precise |
Not vulnerable
(Windows only)
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Needs triage
|
|
| wily |
Does not exist
|
|
|
nvidia-graphics-drivers-304 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
precise |
Not vulnerable
(Windows only)
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
(trusty was not-affected [Windows only])
|
|
| upstream |
Needs triage
|
|
| wily |
Not vulnerable
(Windows only)
|
|
|
nvidia-graphics-drivers-304-updates Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
precise |
Not vulnerable
(Windows only)
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
(trusty was not-affected [Windows only])
|
|
| upstream |
Needs triage
|
|
| wily |
Not vulnerable
(Windows only)
|
|
|
nvidia-graphics-drivers-310-updates Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
precise |
Does not exist
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
(trusty was not-affected [superseded])
|
|
| upstream |
Needs triage
|
|
| wily |
Not vulnerable
(superseded)
|
|
|
nvidia-graphics-drivers-319 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
precise |
Not vulnerable
(superseded)
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
(trusty was not-affected [superseded])
|
|
| upstream |
Needs triage
|
|
| wily |
Not vulnerable
(superseded)
|
|
|
nvidia-graphics-drivers-319-updates Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
precise |
Not vulnerable
(superseded)
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
(trusty was not-affected [superseded])
|
|
| upstream |
Needs triage
|
|
| wily |
Not vulnerable
(superseded)
|
|
|
nvidia-graphics-drivers-331 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
precise |
Not vulnerable
(superseded)
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
(trusty was not-affected [superseded])
|
|
| upstream |
Needs triage
|
|
| wily |
Not vulnerable
(superseded)
|
|
|
nvidia-graphics-drivers-331-updates Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
precise |
Not vulnerable
(superseded)
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
(trusty was not-affected [superseded])
|
|
| upstream |
Needs triage
|
|
| wily |
Not vulnerable
(superseded)
|
|
|
nvidia-graphics-drivers-340 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
precise |
Not vulnerable
(Windows only)
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
(trusty was not-affected [Windows only])
|
|
| upstream |
Needs triage
|
|
| wily |
Not vulnerable
(Windows only)
|
|
|
nvidia-graphics-drivers-340-updates Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
precise |
Not vulnerable
(Windows only)
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
(trusty was not-affected [Windows only])
|
|
| upstream |
Needs triage
|
|
| wily |
Not vulnerable
(Windows only)
|
|
|
nvidia-graphics-drivers-346 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
precise |
Does not exist
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
(trusty was not-affected [superseded])
|
|
| upstream |
Needs triage
|
|
| wily |
Does not exist
|
|
|
nvidia-graphics-drivers-346-updates Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
precise |
Does not exist
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
(trusty was not-affected [superseded])
|
|
| upstream |
Needs triage
|
|
| wily |
Does not exist
|
|
|
nvidia-graphics-drivers-352 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
precise |
Does not exist
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
(trusty was not-affected [Windows only])
|
|
| upstream |
Needs triage
|
|
| wily |
Not vulnerable
(Windows only)
|
|
|
nvidia-graphics-drivers-352-updates Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
precise |
Does not exist
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
(trusty was not-affected [Windows only])
|
|
| upstream |
Needs triage
|
|
| wily |
Not vulnerable
(Windows only)
|
|
|
nvidia-graphics-drivers-361 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
precise |
Does not exist
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Needs triage
|
|
| wily |
Does not exist
|
|
|
nvidia-graphics-drivers-361-updates Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
precise |
Does not exist
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Needs triage
|
|
| wily |
Does not exist
|
|
|
nvidia-graphics-drivers-96 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
precise |
Not vulnerable
(Windows only)
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Needs triage
|
|
| wily |
Does not exist
|
|
|
nvidia-graphics-drivers-96-updates Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
precise |
Not vulnerable
(Windows only)
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Needs triage
|
|
| wily |
Does not exist
|
|
|
nvidia-graphics-drivers-experimental-304 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
precise |
Not vulnerable
(superseded)
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Needs triage
|
|
| wily |
Does not exist
|
|
|
nvidia-graphics-drivers-experimental-310 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
precise |
Not vulnerable
(superseded)
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Needs triage
|
|
| wily |
Does not exist
|
|
|
nvidia-graphics-drivers-tegra Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
precise |
Not vulnerable
(Windows only)
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Needs triage
|
|
| wily |
Does not exist
|
|
|
nvidia-graphics-drivers-updates Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
precise |
Not vulnerable
(superseded)
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Needs triage
|
|
| wily |
Does not exist
|
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 7.8 |
| Attack vector | Local |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | Low |
| User interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | High |
| Integrity impact | High |
| Availability impact | High |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |