CVE-2018-6249

HIGH

NVIDIA GPU Display Driver - Denial of Service via Kernel Mode Layer Handler NULL Pointer Dereference

Title source: llm

Description

NVIDIA GPU Display Driver contains a vulnerability in kernel mode layer handler where a NULL pointer dereference may lead to denial of service or potential escalation of privileges.

References (2)

Core 2

Core References

Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm

http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4649

Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu

https://usn.ubuntu.com/3662-1/

Scores

CVSS v3 8.8

EPSS 0.0004

EPSS Percentile 12.7%

Attack Vector LOCAL

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

Details

CWE

CWE-476

Status published

Products (1)

nvidia/gpu_driver

Published Apr 02, 2018

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026