CVE-2015-7869

Description

Multiple integer overflows in the kernel mode driver for the NVIDIA GPU graphics driver R340 before 341.92, R352 before 354.35, and R358 before 358.87 on Windows and R304 before 304.131, R340 before 340.96, R352 before 352.63, and R358 before 358.16 on Linux allow local users to obtain sensitive information, cause a denial of service (crash), or possibly gain privileges via unknown vectors, which trigger uninitialized or out of bounds memory access. NOTE: this identifier has been SPLIT per ADT2 and ADT3 due to different vulnerability type and affected versions. See CVE-2015-8328 for the vulnerability in the NVAPI support layer in NVIDIA drivers for Windows.

Category

6.6
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.15%
Vendor Advisory hp.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory custhelp.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://securitytracker.com/id/1034176 vdb entry third party advisory
https://h20565.www2.hp.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c04971867 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/3808/kw/security vendor advisory
http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2814-1 third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2015-7869?
CVE-2015-7869 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2015-7869?
To fix CVE-2015-7869, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2015-7869 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2015-7869 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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