CVE-2021-1077

MediumCVSS 5.5/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows and Linux, R450 and R460 driver branch, contains a vulnerability where the software uses a reference count to manage a resource that is incorrectly updated, which may lead to denial of service.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 5.5/10CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-404

Affected software

VendorProductVersions
NVIDIANVIDIA GPU Display DriverR450 and R460 driver branch

References

Timeline

Published
Apr 21, 2021
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2021-1077: Medium severity, CVSS 5.5 | Vulnix