NVIDIA Graphics Drivers 295.33 on Linux GPU Device Node Access access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in NVIDIA Graphics Drivers 295.33 on Linux. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component GPU Device Node Access. The manipulation results in access control. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2012-0946. Moreover, an exploit is present. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in NVIDIA Graphics Drivers 295.33 on Linux (Hardware Driver Software). Affected is an unknown function of the component GPU Device Node Access. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-264. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

The NVIDIA UNIX driver before 295.40 allows local users to access arbitrary memory locations by leveraging GPU device-node read/write privileges.

The weakness was disclosed 04/04/2012 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at nvidia.custhelp.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2012-0946 since 02/01/2012. The attack needs to be approached locally. The successful exploitation requires a authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 69674 (Amazon Linux AMI : nvidia (ALAS-2012-67)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Amazon Linux Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 350680 (Amazon Linux Security Advisory for nvidia: ALAS-2012-067).

Upgrading to version 295.40 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at download.nvidia.com. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (74822), Exploit-DB (20201), Tenable (69674), SecurityFocus (BID 52982†) and OSVDB (81332†). Further details are available at ubuntu.com. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Nessus ID: 69674
Nessus Name: Amazon Linux AMI : nvidia (ALAS-2012-67)
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OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: nvidia-driver
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Upgrade: Graphics Drivers 295.40

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: nvidia.com

Advisory: nvidia.custhelp.com
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CVE: CVE-2012-0946 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-0946
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-5292

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X-Force: 74822
SecurityFocus: 52982 - NVIDIA UNIX Driver CVE-2012-0946 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Secunia: 48650 - NVIDIA Graphics Drivers for Linux GPU Device Node Access Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilit, Less Critical
OSVDB: 81332
Vulnerability Center: 36969 - NVIDIA Unix Driver <295.40 Local Arbitrary Memory Access, Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 04/25/2012 11:04
Updated: 01/02/2025 18:25
Changes: 04/25/2012 11:04 (79), 04/20/2017 14:01 (4), 03/24/2021 08:03 (3), 10/23/2024 01:34 (23), 01/02/2025 18:25 (4)
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