CVE-2018-3979

MEDIUM
6.5
CVSS Score
Published: April 1, 2019 at 08:10 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:58 AM UTC
34 products affected across 3 vendorsUbuntu LinuxQuadro K1200 FirmwareGeforce Gtx 860M Firmware

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Severity
MEDIUM6.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%

Description

A remote denial-of-service vulnerability exists in the way the Nouveau Display Driver (the default Ubuntu Nvidia display driver) handles GPU shader execution. A specially crafted pixel shader can cause remote denial-of-service issues. An attacker can provide a specially crafted website to trigger this vulnerability. This vulnerability can be triggered remotely after the user visits a malformed website. No further user interaction is required. Vulnerable versions include Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (linux 4.15.0-29-generic x86_64), Nouveau Display Driver NV117 (vermagic: 4.15.0-29-generic SMP mod_unload).

Affected

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

All versions
nvidia-geforce-gtx-745 (same device)
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nvidia-geforce-gtx-750 (same device)
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nvidia-geforce-gtx-750-ti (same device)
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nvidia-geforce-gtx-840m (same device)
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nvidia-geforce-gtx-845m (same device)
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nvidia-geforce-gtx-850m (same device)
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nvidia-geforce-gtx-860m (same device)
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nvidia-geforce-gtx-950m (same device)
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nvidia-geforce-gtx-960m (same device)

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (1)

CVSS

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-400

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