NVIDIA drivers (nvidia-drivers) before 1.0.7185, 1.0.9639, and 100.14.11, as used in…
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Complete · Complete · Complete
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-264.
Summary
NVIDIA drivers (nvidia-drivers) before 1.0.7185, 1.0.9639, and 100.14.11, as used in Gentoo Linux and possibly other distributions, creates /dev/nvidia* device files with insecure permissions, which allows local users to modify video card settings, cause a denial of service (crash or physical video card damage), and obtain sensitive information.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2007-3532
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-q9wq-fgjg-qwhp
References
Advisory 1
More NVIDIA Video Driver vulnerabilities
- TI-2016-05940 Buffer overflow in nvhost_job.c in the NVIDIA video driver for Android, Shield TV before… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
- TI-2016-05939 Integer overflow in nvhost_job.c in the NVIDIA video driver for Android, Shield TV before… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
- TI-2016-05938 Stack-based buffer overflow in nvhost_job.c in the NVIDIA video driver for Android… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
Sources
- CVE-2007-3532 · CVE Program
- CVE-2007-3532 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-q9wq-fgjg-qwhp · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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