CVE-2019-5668

HIGH

NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver - NULL Pointer Dereference in DxgkDdiSubmitCommandVirtual Handler

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys) handler for DxgkDdiSubmitCommandVirtual in which the application dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid, but is NULL, which may lead to denial of service or escalation of privileges.

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4772
Various Sources x_refsource_confirm
http://support.lenovo.com/us/en/solutions/LEN-26250

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0004
EPSS Percentile 12.7%
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-476
Status published
Products (1)
nvidia/gpu_driver
Published Feb 27, 2019
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026