CVE-2012-0953
Kernel heap contents leak race in ioctl handler
MEDIUM
5
CVSS Score
Published: May 8, 2020 at 12:50 AM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:38 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorDisplay Driver
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Severity
MEDIUM5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
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.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v < 295.53
Affected range stops below 295.53, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.
References (1)
x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers/+bug/979373CVSS
5MEDIUMcanonical
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Complexity
- HIGH
- Privileges
- HIGH
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- CHANGED
- Confidentiality
- LOW
- Integrity
- LOW
- Availability
- LOW
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-362
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