First published: Tue Sep 29 2015(Updated: )
The NVIDIA display driver R352 before 353.82 and R340 before 341.81 on Windows; R304 before 304.128, R340 before 340.93, and R352 before 352.41 on Linux; and R352 before 352.46 on GRID vGPU and vSGA allows local users to write to an arbitrary kernel memory location and consequently gain privileges via a crafted ioctl call.
Credit: cve@mitre.org
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
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Nvidia Gpu Driver | <=352.30 | |
NVIDIA GPU Display Driver | <=352.09 | |
NVIDIA GPU Display Driver | =304.108 | |
NVIDIA GPU Display Driver | =304.119 | |
NVIDIA GPU Display Driver | =304.121 | |
NVIDIA GPU Display Driver | =304.123 | |
NVIDIA GPU Display Driver | =304.125 | |
NVIDIA GPU Display Driver | =352.21 | |
NVIDIA GPU Display Driver | =352.30 | |
NVIDIA GPU Display Driver | <=352.86 | |
NVIDIA GPU Display Driver | =340.43 | |
NVIDIA GPU Display Driver | =340.52 | |
NVIDIA GPU Display Driver | =341.44 | |
NVIDIA GPU Display Driver | =353.06 | |
Microsoft Windows |
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The severity of CVE-2015-5950 is classified as high due to the potential exploitation allowing local users to gain elevated privileges.
To fix CVE-2015-5950, update to the latest NVIDIA GPU display driver versions specified in the vulnerability report.
CVE-2015-5950 affects NVIDIA GPU display driver versions R352 before 353.82 and R340 before 341.81 on Windows, along with specific versions on Linux.
CVE-2015-5950 impacts Windows and Linux operating systems that use vulnerable NVIDIA GPU display drivers.
There are no specific workarounds for CVE-2015-5950, so it is recommended to update drivers as the primary mitigation.