7.8

CVE-2016-7382: nvidia gpu_driver Permission Issues

CVSS: 7.8v3.0HighModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2016-7382DEBIAN-CVE-2016-7382
Published 08-11-2016Last modified 06-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2016-7382 is a high (CVSS 7.8) Permission Issues vulnerability in nvidia gpu_driver. EPSS estimates a 0.41% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 34.1% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
31/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.8/10
010
High · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.41%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 3 · Related 1
MGASA-2017-0013MGASA-2017-0025USN-3122-1

Timeline

  1. 08-11-2016
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

For the NVIDIA Quadro, NVS, GeForce, and Tesla products, NVIDIA GPU Display Driver contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys for Windows or nvidia.ko for Linux) handler where a missing permissions check may allow users to gain access to arbitrary physical memory, leading to an escalation of privileges.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.41%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

34%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.41% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.41%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Ubuntu2 products
  • nvidia-graphics-drivers-304< 304.132-0ubuntu0.14.04.2 | < 304.132-0ubuntu0.16.04.2
  • nvidia-graphics-drivers-340< 340.98-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 | < 340.98-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
Debian1 product
  • nvidia-graphics-drivers< 367.57-1
Nvidia1 product
  • gpu_driver304.131 | 340.98 | 361.93.02 | 367.44 | 367.54 | 370.23

3 vendors · 4 products

References

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