Local privilege escalation via untrusted kernel pointer dereference
Published Apr 22, 2023 · Updated Feb 13, 2025
Untrusted pointer dereference in NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows and Linux allows local users to gain privileges or corrupt data. NVIDIA identifies the locus only as a kernel mode layer handler; it has not disclosed which pointer value is trusted or how the handler dereferences attacker-controlled data. Low-privileged local access is required, and successful exploitation can expose or alter data, elevate privileges, or crash the host.
Summary
What happened
Untrusted pointer dereference in NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows and Linux allows local users to gain privileges or corrupt data. NVIDIA identifies the locus only as a kernel mode layer handler; it has not disclosed which pointer value is trusted or how the handler dereferences attacker-controlled data. Low-privileged local access is required, and successful exploitation can expose or alter data, elevate privileges, or crash the host.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2023-0184
- Published
- Apr 22, 2023
- Updated
- Feb 13, 2025
- Vendor
- DPDK Project
- Product
- NVIDIA GPU Display Driver
- Classifications
- CWE-822, T1068
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Apr 22, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Feb 13, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=All versions prior to and including 15.1, 13.6, 11.11, and all versions prior to and including February 2023 release
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