CVE-2021-1096

MEDIUM

NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver - Use After Free

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver for Windows contains a vulnerability in the NVIDIA kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys) handler for DxgkDdiEscape where dereferencing a NULL pointer may lead to a system crash.

References (1)

Core 1
Core References
Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5211

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5
EPSS 0.0006
EPSS Percentile 18.4%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-476
Status published
Products (1)
nvidia/gpu_display_driver 427.33 - 427.48
Published Jul 22, 2021
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026