{"id":"USN-4689-3","summary":"nvidia-graphics-drivers-418-server, nvidia-graphics-drivers-450-server vulnerabilities","details":"It was discovered that the NVIDIA GPU display driver for the Linux kernel\ncontained a vulnerability that allowed user-mode clients to access legacy\nprivileged APIs. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of\nservice or escalate privileges. (CVE-2021-1052)\n\nIt was discovered that the NVIDIA GPU display driver for the Linux kernel\ndid not properly validate a pointer received from userspace in some\nsituations. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service.\n(CVE-2021-1053)\n\nXinyuan Lyu discovered that the NVIDIA GPU display driver for the Linux\nkernel did not properly restrict device-level GPU isolation. A local\nattacker could use this to cause a denial of service or possibly expose\nsensitive information. 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