CVE - CVE-2015-5950

CVE-ID
CVE-2015-5950	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
The NVIDIA display driver R352 before 353.82 and R340 before 341.81 on Windows; R304 before 304.128, R340 before 340.93, and R352 before 352.41 on Linux; and R352 before 352.46 on GRID vGPU and vSGA allows local users to write to an arbitrary kernel memory location and consequently gain privileges via a crafted ioctl call.
References
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CONFIRM:http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/3763/~/cve-2015-5950-memory-corruption-due-to-an-unsanitized-pointer-in-the-nvidia CONFIRM:https://h20564.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c04815468 CONFIRM:https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/len_3313 HP:HPSBHF03513 URL:https://h20566.www2.hp.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c04815468 SECTRACK:1033662 URL:http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033662 UBUNTU:USN-2747-1 URL:http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2747-1
Assigning CNA
MITRE Corporation
Date Record Created
20150806	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20150806)
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Proposed (Legacy)
N/A
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