The NVIDIA Linux Discrete GPU drivers before R304.125, R331.x before R331.113, R340.x before R340.65, R343.x before R343.36, and R346.x befo
The NVIDIA Linux Discrete GPU drivers before R304.125, R331.x before R331.113, R340.x before R340.65, R343.x before R343.36, and R346.x before R346.22, Linux for Tegra (L4T) driver before R21.2, and Chrome OS driver before R40 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault and X server crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted GLX indirect rendering protocol request.
- Published
- Dec 10, 2014
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 3.0% · 87th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-19
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Report tools
Action score
31
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 30 / 40 · 7.5 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 1 / 30 · 3.0%
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| nvidia | gpu driver | cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:gpu_driver |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- nvidia gpu driverup to r21.2 inclusive
- nvidia gpu driverup to r39 inclusive
- nvidia gpu driverr304.125
- nvidia gpu driverr331.00
- nvidia gpu driverr331.112
- nvidia gpu driverr340.00
- nvidia gpu driverr340.65
- nvidia gpu driverr343.00
- nvidia gpu driverr343.36
- nvidia gpu driverr346.00
- nvidia gpu driverr346.22
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | nvidia-graphics-drivers | before 340.65-1 | 340.65-1 |
Same product
nvidia: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2019-5684NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver (all versions) contains a vulnerability in DirectX drivers, in which a specially crafted shader can cause 42Plan
- CVE-2019-5685NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver (all versions) contains a vulnerability in DirectX drivers, in which a specially crafted shader can cause 41Plan
- CVE-2015-5053The host memory mapping path feature in the NVIDIA GPU graphics driver R346 before 346.87 and R352 before 352.41 for Linux and R352 before 341Plan
- CVE-2013-5986Unspecified vulnerability in NVIDIA graphics driver Release 331, 325, 319, 310, and 304 has unknown impact and attack vectors, a different v41Plan
- CVE-2018-6250NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys) handler for DxgkDdiEscape where a NULL po35Monitor
- CVE-2018-6249NVIDIA GPU Display Driver contains a vulnerability in kernel mode layer handler where a NULL pointer dereference may lead to denial of servi35Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| debian:nvidia-graphics-drivers | 340.65-1 · Debian:12 | Package registry (OSV) |
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
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No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
- NVIDIA Public Bug BountyIntigriti · paid · up to $15,000
- NVIDIA Vulnerability Disclosure ProgramIntigriti · disclosure only (VDP)
The product’s vendor appears in a public program. Matched by name; verify the scope text in the program.
Technical details
Attack conditions
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- P · data can be read
- Integrity
- P · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- P · the service can be disrupted
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Confidentiality impact
- P
- Integrity impact
- P
- Availability impact
- P
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-19 · Data Processing ErrorsCVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
nvd-primary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
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References
- nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/3610
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2015-2370101.html
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.