ubuntu-cve-2017-6257
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2017-07-28 00:00
Modified
2026-04-22 07:38
Summary
Details
NVIDIA GPU Display Driver contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer handler where a NULL pointer dereference may lead to denial of service or potential escalation of privileges
Severity
8.8 (High)
N/A (UNKNOWN)
References
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"id": "UBUNTU-CVE-2017-6257",
"modified": "2026-04-22T07:38:11Z",
"published": "2017-07-28T00:00:00Z",
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}
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