CVE-2021-1091

NVIDIA GPU Display driver for Windows contains a vulnerability where an unprivileged user can create a file hard link that causes the driver to overwrite a file that requires elevated privilege to modify, which could lead to data loss or denial of service.

Score

CVSS 3.1 7.1 High

Status

Modified - psirt@nvidia.com

Published

2021-07-22

Last modified

2024-08-03

Weaknesses

CWE-59

Affected products

• Gpu Display Driver (Nvidia)
• Nvidia Gpu Display Driver (Nvidia)

References

• https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5211