CVE-2016-7389

HIGH

NVIDIA GPU Display Driver < 304.132, < 340.98, < 367.55, < 361.93.03, < 370.28 - Privilege Escalation via mmap() Handler

Title source: llm

Description

For the NVIDIA Quadro, NVS, GeForce, and Tesla products, NVIDIA GPU Display Driver on Linux R304 before 304.132, R340 before 340.98, R367 before 367.55, R361_93 before 361.93.03, and R370 before 370.28 contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvidia.ko) handler for mmap() where improper input validation may allow users to gain access to arbitrary physical memory, leading to an escalation of privileges.

References (2)

Core 2

Core References

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94177

Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm

http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4246

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8

EPSS 0.0004

EPSS Percentile 13.7%

Attack Vector LOCAL

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE

CWE-264

Status published

Products (6)

n/a/Quadro, NVS, GeForce, and Tesla (all versions) Quadro, NVS, GeForce, and Tesla (all versions)

nvidia/gpu_driver 304.79

nvidia/gpu_driver 340.52

nvidia/gpu_driver 361.91

nvidia/gpu_driver 365.19

nvidia/gpu_driver 368.81

Published Nov 08, 2016

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026