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CVE-2017-0311 json

NVIDIA GPU Display Driver R378 contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer handler where improper access control may lead to denial o…

published 2017-02-15 9 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2017-0667

cvss
8.8
version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.3%
EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 25%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

NVIDIA GPU Display Driver R378 contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer handler where improper access control may lead to denial of service or possible escalation of privileges.

Patch / fix

  • nvidia-graphics-drivers Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 375.39-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2017-0311

  • nvidia-graphics-drivers-304 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 304.135-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
  • nvidia-graphics-drivers-304 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 304.135-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
  • nvidia-graphics-drivers-340 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 340.102-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
  • nvidia-graphics-drivers-340 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 340.102-0ubuntu0.16.04.1

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2017-0311

Ubuntu security data © Canonical Ltd., from https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices via OSV; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. CC BY-SA 4.0

Exploit prediction

0.32% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 25% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.0 8.8 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 7.2 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected products

  • Nvidia Corporation GPU Display Driver

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-732 Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

References

Sources

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