CVE-2017-6259

N/A

Published: July 28, 2017 at 07:00 PM UTC

Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:22 AM UTC

1 product affected across 1 vendorGPU Driver· also runs on 3 platforms

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Severity

N/A

Exploit prediction

EPSS 1.0%

Description

NVIDIA GPU Display Driver contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer handler where an incorrect detection and recovery from an invalid state produced by specific user actions may lead to denial of service.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

GPU Driver · NVIDIA

95%

All versions

freebsd-freebsd (environment) · linux-linux-kernel (environment) · oracle-solaris (environment)

Runs on — not affected

The affected product only carries this flaw when running on these platforms. The platforms themselves are not vulnerable.

FreeBSD · Freebsd

95%

Linux Kernel · Linux

95%

Solaris · Oraclerubygems

95%

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4525

References (1)

x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory

Source: [email protected]

http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4525

CVSS

7.1HIGH[email protected]

Confidentiality: NONE
Integrity: NONE
Availability: COMPLETE

Vector?

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StatusMODIFIED

CWE

NVD-CWE-noinfo

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