NVIDIA Display Driver Uncontrolled DLL Loading Vulnerability Allowing Denial-of-Service, Privilege Escalation, Code Execution, and Data Tampering

A vulnerability exists in the NVIDIA Display Driver due to an uncontrolled DLL loading path. This vulnerability could lead to arbitrary denial-of-service, escalation of privileges, unauthorized code execution, and data tampering. It affects all driver versions prior to 581.42 on Windows, as well as earlier versions on Linux.

Impact

Exploitation of this vulnerability could result in a denial-of-service condition, unauthorized privilege escalation, execution of arbitrary code, and unauthorized modification of data.

Remediation

Users can update to the latest NVIDIA Display Driver versions available on the NVIDIA Driver Downloads page. For vGPU software and Cloud Gaming updates, use the NVIDIA Licensing Portal.