NVIDIA GPU Driver Kernel Mode Layer nvlddmkm.sys/nvidia.ko resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in NVIDIA GPU Driver. It has been declared as problematic. This impacts an unknown function in the library nvlddmkm.sys/nvidia.ko of the component Kernel Mode Layer. Executing a manipulation can lead to resource management. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2016-8826. It is possible to launch the attack on the local host. There is not any exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in NVIDIA GPU Driver (Hardware Driver Software) (version now known) and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects some unknown processing in the library nvlddmkm.sys/nvidia.ko of the component Kernel Mode Layer. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-399. As an impact it is known to affect availability. CVE summarizes:

All versions of NVIDIA GPU Display Driver contain a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys for Windows or nvidia.ko for Linux) where a user can cause a GPU interrupt storm, leading to a denial of service.

The bug was discovered 10/18/2016. The weakness was released 12/16/2016 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at nvidia.custhelp.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2016-8826 since 10/18/2016. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 52 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 96001 (NVIDIA Linux GPU Display Driver 304.x < 304.134 / 340.x < 340.101 / 361.x < 361.107 / 375.x < 375.26 GPU Interrupt Saturation DoS), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Misc. and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 196669 (Ubuntu Security Notification for Nvidia-graphics-drivers-304 And Nvidia-graphics-drivers-340 Vulnerability (USN-3173-1)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (96001) and SecurityFocus (BID 94957†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-94571, VDB-94572, VDB-94573 and VDB-94574. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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Nessus ID: 96001
Nessus Name: NVIDIA Linux GPU Display Driver 304.x < 304.134 / 340.x < 340.101 / 361.x < 361.107 / 375.x < 375.26 GPU Interrupt Saturation DoS
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OpenVAS ID: 841810
OpenVAS Name: Ubuntu Update for nvidia-graphics-drivers-375 USN-3173-2
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Recommended: Upgrade
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10/18/2016 🔍
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12/09/2016 +52 days 🔍
12/16/2016 +7 days 🔍
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12/19/2016 +2 days 🔍
12/21/2016 +2 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: nvidia.com

Advisory: nvidia.custhelp.com
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CVE: CVE-2016-8826 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-8826
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-94576
SecurityFocus: 94957 - NVIDIA GPU Driver CVE-2016-8826 Local Denial of Service Vulnerability

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Entryinfo

Created: 12/17/2016 19:23
Updated: 09/17/2024 16:59
Changes: 12/17/2016 19:23 (65), 07/09/2019 17:03 (12), 09/17/2024 16:59 (19)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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