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CVE-2021-1077 json

NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows and Linux, R450 and R460 driver branch, contains a vulnerability where the software uses a reference…

published 2021-04-21 5 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2021-6544

cvss
6.6
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.3%
EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 20%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows and Linux, R450 and R460 driver branch, contains a vulnerability where the software uses a reference count to manage a resource that is incorrectly updated, which may lead to denial of service.

Patch / fix

  • nvidia gpu_display_driver 450.119.03, 452.96, 460.73.01, 462.31
  • nvidia-graphics-drivers Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 460.73.01-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2021-1077

  • nvidia-graphics-drivers-390 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS 390.143-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
  • nvidia-graphics-drivers-390 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS 390.143-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
  • nvidia-graphics-drivers-450 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS 450.119.03-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
  • nvidia-graphics-drivers-450 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS 450.119.03-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
  • nvidia-graphics-drivers-450 Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 450.119.03-0ubuntu1
  • nvidia-graphics-drivers-460 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS 460.73.01-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
  • nvidia-graphics-drivers-460 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS 460.73.01-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
  • nvidia-graphics-drivers-418-server Ubuntu 18.04 LTS 418.197.02-0ubuntu0.18.04.1

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2021-1077

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  • nvidia-utils Arch Linux 465.24.02-1

arch linux advisories AVG-1838

Exploit prediction

0.28% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 20% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 6.6 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H
NVD 3.1 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD 2.0 2.1 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Affected products

  • NVIDIA NVIDIA GPU Display Driver

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-404 Improper Resource Shutdown or Release

References

Sources

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