CVE-2021-1095

MediumCVSS 5.5/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

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.

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-476

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Jul 22, 2021
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2021-1095: Medium severity, CVSS 5.5 | Vulnix