CVE-2018-3979 Vulnerability Details

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CVE-2018-3979 Metadata Quick Info

CVE Published: 01/04/2019 | CVE Updated: 05/08/2024 | CVE Year: 2018
Source: talos | Vendor: Nouveau | Product: Nouveau
Status : PUBLISHED

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CVE-2018-3979 Description

A remote denial-of-service vulnerability exists in the way the Nouveau Display Driver (the default Ubuntu Nvidia display driver) handles GPU shader execution. A specially crafted pixel shader can cause remote denial-of-service issues. An attacker can provide a specially crafted website to trigger this vulnerability. This vulnerability can be triggered remotely after the user visits a malformed website. No further user interaction is required. Vulnerable versions include Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (linux 4.15.0-29-generic x86_64), Nouveau Display Driver NV117 (vermagic: 4.15.0-29-generic SMP mod_unload).

Metrics

CVSS Version: 3.1 | Base Score: n/a
Vector: n/a

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Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

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CWE Name: denial of service
Source: Nouveau

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Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database).