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CVE-2018-3979 Details

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).

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:6.5 MEDIUMVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CNA: [email protected]CVSS-B:7.4 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2018-0647	CVE	ExploitThird Party Advisory
https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2018-0647	[email protected]	ExploitThird Party Advisory

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CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-400	Uncontrolled Resource Consumption	[email protected]

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Product	Versions
canonical ubuntu linux	18.04
CPE cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04::::lts::: Remediation No remediation found in references.
nvidia geforce gtx 745 firmware	All versions
CPE cpe:2.3:o:nvidia:geforce_gtx_745_firmware:-:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
nvidia geforce gtx 745	All versions
CPE cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:geforce_gtx_745:-:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
nvidia geforce gtx 750 firmware	All versions
CPE cpe:2.3:o:nvidia:geforce_gtx_750_firmware:-:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
nvidia geforce gtx 750	All versions
CPE cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:geforce_gtx_750:-:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
nvidia geforce gtx 750 ti firmware	All versions
CPE cpe:2.3:o:nvidia:geforce_gtx_750_ti_firmware:-:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
nvidia geforce gtx 750 ti	All versions
CPE cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:geforce_gtx_750_ti:-:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
nvidia geforce gtx 840m firmware	All versions
CPE cpe:2.3:o:nvidia:geforce_gtx_840m_firmware:-:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
nvidia geforce gtx 840m	All versions
CPE cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:geforce_gtx_840m:-:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
nvidia geforce gtx 845m firmware	All versions
CPE cpe:2.3:o:nvidia:geforce_gtx_845m_firmware:-:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
nvidia geforce gtx 845m	All versions
CPE cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:geforce_gtx_845m:-:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
nvidia geforce gtx 850m firmware	All versions
CPE cpe:2.3:o:nvidia:geforce_gtx_850m_firmware:-:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
nvidia geforce gtx 850m	All versions
CPE cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:geforce_gtx_850m:-:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
nvidia geforce gtx 860m firmware	All versions
CPE cpe:2.3:o:nvidia:geforce_gtx_860m_firmware:-:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
nvidia geforce gtx 860m	All versions
CPE cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:geforce_gtx_860m:-:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
nvidia geforce gtx 950m firmware	All versions
CPE cpe:2.3:o:nvidia:geforce_gtx_950m_firmware:-:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
nvidia geforce gtx 950m	All versions
CPE cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:geforce_gtx_950m:-:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
nvidia geforce gtx 960m firmware	All versions
CPE cpe:2.3:o:nvidia:geforce_gtx_960m_firmware:-:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
nvidia geforce gtx 960m	All versions
CPE cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:geforce_gtx_960m:-:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
nvidia quadro k620 firmware	All versions
CPE cpe:2.3:o:nvidia:quadro_k620_firmware:-:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
nvidia quadro k620	All versions
CPE cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:quadro_k620:-:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
nvidia quadro k1200 firmware	All versions
CPE cpe:2.3:o:nvidia:quadro_k1200_firmware:-:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
nvidia quadro k1200	All versions
CPE cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:quadro_k1200:-:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
nvidia quadro k2200 firmware	All versions
CPE cpe:2.3:o:nvidia:quadro_k2200_firmware:-:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
nvidia quadro k2200	All versions
CPE cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:quadro_k2200:-:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
nvidia quadro m1000m firmware	All versions
CPE cpe:2.3:o:nvidia:quadro_m1000m_firmware:-:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
nvidia quadro m1000m	All versions
CPE cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:quadro_m1000m:-:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
nvidia quadro m1200m firmware	All versions
CPE cpe:2.3:o:nvidia:quadro_m1200m_firmware:-:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
nvidia quadro m1200m	All versions
CPE cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:quadro_m1200m:-:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
nvidia grid m30 firmware	All versions
CPE cpe:2.3:o:nvidia:grid_m30_firmware:-:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
nvidia grid m30	All versions
CPE cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:grid_m30:-:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
nvidia grid m40 firmware	All versions
CPE cpe:2.3:o:nvidia:grid_m40_firmware:-:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
nvidia grid m40	All versions
CPE cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:grid_m40:-:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

6 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 17, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Feb 9, 2023	Modified Analysis	[email protected]
Apr 19, 2022	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Apr 9, 2019	Initial Analysis	[email protected]

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