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CVE-2011-0636
The (1) cudaHostAlloc and (2) cuMemHostAlloc functions in the NVIDIA...
Vulnerability Description
The (1) cudaHostAlloc and (2) cuMemHostAlloc functions in the NVIDIA CUDA Toolkit 3.2 developer drivers for Linux 260.19.26, and possibly other versions, do not initialize pinned memory, which allows local users to read potentially sensitive memory, such as file fragments during read or write operations.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45717
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/64710
- http://classic.chem.msu.su/cgi-bin/ceilidh.exe/gran/gamess/forum/?C35e9ea936bHW-7676-1022+00.htm
- http://classic.chem.msu.su/cgi-bin/ceilidh.exe/gran/gamess/forum/?C35e9ea936bHW-7677-1391+00.htm
- http://osvdb.org/70420
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/515591/100/0/threaded
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42859
- http://classic.chem.msu.su/cgi-bin/ceilidh.exe/gran/gamess/forum/?C35e9ea936bHW-7681-487+00.htm
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024962
- http://classic.chem.msu.su/cgi-bin/ceilidh.exe/gran/gamess/forum/?C35e9ea936bHW-7675-1380-00.htm
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/516121/100/0/threaded
- http://forums.nvidia.com/index.php?showtopic=190303
Affected Vendor
nvidia
View all reports →Affected Software
cuda toolkit
Vulnerable Versions:
3.2
Timeline
Official Publish:
January 22nd, 2011
Last Modified:
August 6th, 2024
Added to House:
July 19th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.