What happened
NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Linux contains a vulnerability where an unprivileged user could cause a use-after-free condition by issuing a sequence of driver commands. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to code execution, escalation of privileges, denial of service and information disclosure.
Affected versions
RTX, Quadro, NVS: All driver versions prior to 596.86; All driver versions prior to 615.71.09; All driver versions prior to 610.57.04; All driver versions prior to 595.91.07; All driver versions prior to 580.178.04; 596.36(All versions prior to and including vGPU 20.1); 582.53(All versions prior to and including vGPU 19.5); 595.71.05(All versions prior to and including vGPU 20.1); 580.159.03(All versions prior to and including vGPU 19.5) Fixed: See vendor advisory.
Why it matters
Review the vendor advisory and exposure of the affected product to determine operational impact.
Detection & mitigation
- Apply vendor-provided updates or mitigations.
- Review affected product exposure and access logs.
Public PoC references
No public PoC reference has passed the current publication threshold.