Access control flaw in Quadro, NVS, GeForce, and Tesla
Priority LOW 34CWE-264Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-264.
Summary
For the NVIDIA Quadro, NVS, GeForce, and Tesla products, NVIDIA GPU Display Driver on Linux R304 before 304.132, R340 before 340.98, R367 before 367.55, R361_93 before 361.93.03, and R370 before 370.28 contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvidia.ko) handler for mmap() where improper input validation may allow users to gain access to arbitrary physical memory, leading to an escalation of privileges.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00423 36th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Quadro, NVS, GeForce, and Tesla (all versions) | Quadro, NVS, GeForce, and Tesla (all versions) | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Quadro, NVS, GeForce, and Tesla (all versions) Vendor— Affected Quadro, NVS, GeForce, and Tesla (all versions) Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 6
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:gpu_driver:304.79:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 304.79 | Vulnerable | NVIDIA |
| cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:gpu_driver:340.52:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 340.52 | Vulnerable | NVIDIA |
| cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:gpu_driver:361.91:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 361.91 | Vulnerable | NVIDIA |
| cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:gpu_driver:365.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 365.19 | Vulnerable | NVIDIA |
| cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:gpu_driver:368.81:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 368.81 | Vulnerable | NVIDIA |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Running on | Linux |
- cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:gpu_driver:304.79:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 304.79 Vulnerable ·NVIDIA
- cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:gpu_driver:340.52:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 340.52 Vulnerable ·NVIDIA
- cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:gpu_driver:361.91:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 361.91 Vulnerable ·NVIDIA
- cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:gpu_driver:365.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 365.19 Vulnerable ·NVIDIA
- cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:gpu_driver:368.81:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 368.81 Vulnerable ·NVIDIA
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Running on ·Linux
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-7389
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-x5xm-6fpv-xpgq
References
More NVIDIA Gpu Driver vulnerabilities
- TI-2019-04030 Out-of-bounds write in NVIDIA GPU Display Driver CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2019-04031 Out-of-bounds write in NVIDIA GPU Display Driver CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2015-04237 The host memory mapping path feature in the NVIDIA GPU graphics driver R346 before 346.87… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2013-05100 Unspecified vulnerability in NVIDIA graphics driver Release 331, 325, 319, 310, and 304… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2015-06538 nvSCPAPISvr.exe in the Stereoscopic 3D Driver Service in the NVIDIA GPU graphics driver… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.7
- TI-2013-00068 Buffer overflow in the NVIDIA GPU driver before 304.88, 310.x before 310.44, and 313.x… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.1
Sources
- CVE-2016-7389 · CVE Program
- CVE-2016-7389 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-x5xm-6fpv-xpgq · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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