5.5

CVE-2021-1095: debian debian_linux NULL Pointer Dereference

CVSS: 5.5v3.1MediumModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2021-1095DEBIAN-CVE-2021-1095
Published 22-07-2021Last modified 03-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2021-1095 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability in debian debian_linux. EPSS estimates a 0.40% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 32.5% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
22/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.5/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.40%
0%100%
Low · -0.02 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 2 · Related 1
DLA-2888-1USN-5019-1

Timeline

  1. 22-07-2021
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 03-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows and Linux contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys) handlers for all control calls with embedded parameters where dereferencing an untrusted pointer may lead to denial of service.

CVSS metrics

5 scores · 4 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.40%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

33%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

-0.02 pp

From 0.41% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.40%

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

Ubuntu14 products
  • nvidia-graphics-drivers-304All versions (No fix recorded)
  • nvidia-graphics-drivers-340All versions (No fix recorded)
  • nvidia-graphics-drivers-384All versions (No fix recorded)
  • nvidia-graphics-drivers-390< 390.144-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 | < 390.144-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
  • nvidia-graphics-drivers-418-server< 418.211.00-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 | < 418.211.00-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
Debian2 products
Nvidia2 products
  • gpu_display_driver≥ 418.197.02, < 418.211.00 | ≥ 427.33, < 427.48 | ≥ 450.119.03, < 450.142.00 | ≥ 452.96, < 453.10 | ≥ 460.73.01, < 460.91.03 | ≥ 462.31, < 462.96
  • nvidia gpu display driverAll GPU Driver versions

3 vendors · 18 products

References

7 links