NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows and Linux, all versions, contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys) handler for DxgkDdiEscape or IOCTL in which user-mode clients can access legacy privileged APIs, which may lead to denial of service, escalation of privileges, and information disclosure.

Related CVEs

CVE-2021-1052

Key Information

GHSA ID

GHSA-4qmf-j7f2-r929

Published

May 24, 2022 5:38 PM

Last Modified

July 13, 2022 12:01 AM

CVSS Score

7.5 /10

Primary Ecosystem

Unknown

Primary Package

Unknown

GitHub Reviewed

✗ No

Dataset

Last updated: November 25, 2025 6:29 AM

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