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Unscored USN-4689-3 2 CVEs

nvidia-graphics-drivers-418-server, nvidia-graphics-drivers-450-server vulnerabilities

Published Jan 20, 2021 · Updated Feb 10, 2026

Summary

It was discovered that the NVIDIA GPU display driver for the Linux kernel
contained a vulnerability that allowed user-mode clients to access legacy
privileged APIs. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of
service or escalate privileges. (CVE-2021-1052)

It was discovered that the NVIDIA GPU display driver for the Linux kernel
did not properly validate a pointer received from userspace in some
situations. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service.
(CVE-2021-1053)

Xinyuan Lyu discovered that the NVIDIA GPU display driver for the Linux
kernel did not properly restrict device-level GPU isolation. A local
attacker could use this to cause a denial of service or possibly expose
sensitive information. (CVE-2021-1056)

Fixed packages 4

ReleasePackageFixed in
Ubuntu · 18.04 LTS 18.04:LTS nvidia-graphics-drivers-418-server 418.181.07-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
Ubuntu · 18.04 LTS 18.04:LTS nvidia-graphics-drivers-450-server 450.102.04-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
Ubuntu · 20.04 LTS 20.04:LTS nvidia-graphics-drivers-418-server 418.181.07-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
Ubuntu · 20.04 LTS 20.04:LTS nvidia-graphics-drivers-450-server 450.102.04-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

Vulnerabilities 2

References

  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-1052
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-1053