CVE-2022-21815CWE-476

NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys) handler for private IOCTLs where a NULL pointer…

Medium · published February 7, 2022

CVSS v3.1
5.5
EPSS
0%
Percentile
10.9
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys) handler for private IOCTLs where a NULL pointer dereference in the kernel, created within user mode code, may lead to a denial of service in the form of a system crash.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
5.5 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00212 · 10.9th percentile
Weakness
CWE-476 · NULL Pointer Dereference
Published
2022-02-07T20:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 07 FEB 20:00Z
    NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys) handler for private IOCTLs where a NULL pointer…
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