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Status published
Medium
CVE-2012-0953
Kernel heap contents leak race in ioctl handler
Vulnerability Description
A race condition was discovered in the Linux drivers for Nvidia graphics which allowed an attacker to exfiltrate kernel memory to userspace. This issue was fixed in version 295.53.
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
The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:
- Kees Cook
Affected Vendor
nvidia
View all reports →Affected Software
graphics drivers
Vulnerable Versions:
unspecified
Timeline
Official Publish:
May 8th, 2020
Last Modified:
September 17th, 2024
Added to House:
July 19th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L