Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2016-7389 (CCN-118805)

Assigned:2016-11-02
Published:2016-11-02
Updated:2016-11-28
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.
CVSS v3 Severity:7.8 High (CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
6.8 Medium (Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): Low
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): High
Integrity (I): High
Availibility (A): High
8.8 High (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H)
7.7 High (CCN Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): Low
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Changed
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): High
Integrity (I): High
Availibility (A): High
CVSS v2 Severity:7.2 High (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availibility (A): Complete
6.8 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): Single_Instance
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availibility (A): Complete
Vulnerability Type:CWE-264
Vulnerability Consequences:Gain Access
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2016-7389

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Patch, Vendor Advisory
http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4246

Source: CCN
Type: NVIDIA Security Bulletin 4246
NVIDIA Linux GPU Display Driver contains missing permissions check and improper validation vulnerabilities (CVE-2016-7382, CVE-2016-7389)

Source: BID
Type: UNKNOWN
94177

Source: CCN
Type: BID-94177
Multiple NVIDIA Products Multiple Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilities

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
nvidia-cve20167389-priv-esc(118805)

Source: CCN
Type: WhiteSource Vulnerability Database
CVE-2016-7389

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:nvidia:gpu_driver:304.79:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:nvidia:gpu_driver:340.52:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:nvidia:gpu_driver:361.91:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:nvidia:gpu_driver:365.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:nvidia:gpu_driver:368.81:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • AND
  • cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/h:nvidia:quadro_k420:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/h:nvidia:quadro_k1200:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/h:nvidia:quadro_p6000:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/h:nvidia:quadro_m5500:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/h:nvidia:geforce_910m:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/h:nvidia:geforce_920m:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/h:nvidia:geforce_930m:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/h:nvidia:geforce_940m:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/h:nvidia:nvs_310:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/h:nvidia:nvs_315:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/h:nvidia:nvs_510:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/h:nvidia:nvs_810:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    Oval Definitions
    Definition IDClassTitleLast Modified
    oval:com.ubuntu.precise:def:20167389000
    V
    CVE-2016-7389 on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (precise) - high.
    2016-11-08
    oval:com.ubuntu.trusty:def:20167389000
    V
    CVE-2016-7389 on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (trusty) - high.
    2016-11-08
    oval:com.ubuntu.xenial:def:20167389000
    V
    CVE-2016-7389 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) - high.
    2016-11-08
    oval:com.ubuntu.xenial:def:201673890000000
    V
    CVE-2016-7389 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) - high.
    2016-11-08
    BACK
    nvidia gpu driver 304.79
    nvidia gpu driver 340.52
    nvidia gpu driver 361.91
    nvidia gpu driver 365.19
    nvidia gpu driver 368.81
    linux linux kernel *
    nvidia quadro k420 -
    nvidia quadro k1200 -
    nvidia quadro p6000 -
    nvidia quadro m5500 -
    nvidia geforce 910m -
    nvidia geforce 920m -
    nvidia geforce 930m -
    nvidia geforce 940m -
    nvidia nvs 310 -
    nvidia nvs 315 -
    nvidia nvs 510 -
    nvidia nvs 810 -