CVE-2018-6250

Public on 2018-04-02

Modified on 2018-04-05

Description

NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys) handler for DxgkDdiEscape where a NULL pointer dereference occurs which may lead to denial of service or possible escalation of privileges.

Severity

Important

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CVSS v3 Base Score

8.8

See breakdown

Affected Packages

Platform	Package	Release Date	Advisory
Amazon Linux 1	nvidia	2018-04-05 17:01	ALAS-2018-991

CVSS Scores

	Score Type	Score	Vector
Amazon Linux	CVSSv2	7.2	AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Amazon Linux	CVSSv3	8.8	CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD	CVSSv2	7.2	AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
NVD	CVSSv3	8.8	CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

Red Hat: CVE-2018-6250 Mitre: CVE-2018-6250 FAQs regarding Amazon Linux ALAS/CVE Severity